Climate averages 1991–2020
Kandahār weather
in November.
A mild, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Kandahār: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 5.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.5 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes November a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chaman (105 km away). In November its highs average 18.9°C, 1.4°C cooler than Kandahār, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Afghanistan, Kandahār ranks 2nd of 14 for the warmest November highs and 1st of 14 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 14 cities is 15.8°C; Kandahār is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 5.4°C to 14.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.5 mm to 22 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kandahār climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C0.3°C | 0.3°C | 42 | 5.5 | 10.310 h |
| February | 14.7°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 48 | 5.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 20.6°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 45 | 5.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 13 | 2.7 | 12.913 h |
| May | 34.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.5 | 0.3 | 13.714 h |
| June | 38.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 1.6 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 40.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 2.0 | 0.3 | 14.014 h |
| August | 38.4°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| September | 33.9°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.4°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| November, selected | 20.2°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 8.5 | 1.4 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.8°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 22 | 2.4 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
November in nearby cities
- Chaman in NovemberPakistan · 105 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Quetta in NovemberPakistan · 201 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 8.4°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Ghazni in NovemberAfghanistan · 333 kmHigh 11.3°C · Low -2.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Gardez in NovemberAfghanistan · 396 kmHigh 11.4°C · Low 2.5°C · 20 mm rain
- Zābol in NovemberIran · 406 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 8.6°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Dera Murad Jamali in NovemberPakistan · 418 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 16.1°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Khuzdar in NovemberPakistan · 432 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 7.5°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Khōst in NovemberAfghanistan · 439 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 5.0°C · 17 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kandahār) is explained once on the Kandahār year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.