Climate averages 1991–2020
Maymana weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Maymana: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 31 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Balkh (211 km away). In August its highs average 35.7°C, 4.6°C warmer than Maymana, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 14 cities listed in Afghanistan, Maymana ranks 11th of 14 for the warmest August highs and joint 2nd of 14 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 14 cities is 33.4°C; Maymana is 2.3°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.4°C to 26.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Maymana climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 47 | 8.8 | 10.010 h |
| February | 8.8°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 60 | 9.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 14.6°C3.0°C | 3.0°C | 81 | 11.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 20.2°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 65 | 9.9 | 13.113 h |
| May | 25.3°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 29 | 4.9 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 14.615 h |
| July | 32.5°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 14.314 h |
| August, selected | 31.1°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 26.7°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 20.8°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 6.0 | 1.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 14.6°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 30 | 5.6 | 10.310 h |
| December | 9.5°C-1.4°C | -1.4°C | 36 | 6.6 | 9.810 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
August in nearby cities
- Balkh in AugustAfghanistan · 211 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mazār-e Sharīf in AugustAfghanistan · 226 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Tirmiz in AugustUzbekistan · 266 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Herāt in AugustAfghanistan · 293 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Bayramaly in AugustTurkmenistan · 300 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mary in AugustTurkmenistan · 322 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 22.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qarshi in AugustUzbekistan · 339 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Baghlān in AugustAfghanistan · 354 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 19.4°C · 0.1 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 Maymana) is explained once on the Maymana year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.