Climate averages 1991–2020
Maymana weather
in October.
A mild, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Maymana: daytime highs average 20.8°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Balkh (211 km away). In October its highs average 23.4°C, 2.6°C warmer than Maymana, with 4.3 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in Afghanistan, Maymana ranks 11th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 23.0°C; Maymana is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.3°C to 14.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.0 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Balkh in OctoberAfghanistan · 211 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 10.4°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Mazār-e Sharīf in OctoberAfghanistan · 226 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 11.1°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Tirmiz in OctoberUzbekistan · 266 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Herāt in OctoberAfghanistan · 293 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 8.4°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Bayramaly in OctoberTurkmenistan · 300 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 10.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Mary in OctoberTurkmenistan · 322 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 10.8°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Qarshi in OctoberUzbekistan · 339 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 9.3°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Baghlān in OctoberAfghanistan · 354 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 9.8°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 Maymana) is explained once on the Maymana year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.