Climate averages 1991–2020
Maymana weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Maymana: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 13.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Balkh (211 km away). In September its highs average 30.6°C, 3.8°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 September highs and 5th of 14 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 14 cities is 29.4°C; Maymana is 2.7°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 5.9°C to 20.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 6.0 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Balkh in SeptemberAfghanistan · 211 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 16.4°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mazār-e Sharīf in SeptemberAfghanistan · 226 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.2°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Tirmiz in SeptemberUzbekistan · 266 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Herāt in SeptemberAfghanistan · 293 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 13.1°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Bayramaly in SeptemberTurkmenistan · 300 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mary in SeptemberTurkmenistan · 322 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Qarshi in SeptemberUzbekistan · 339 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 15.2°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Baghlān in SeptemberAfghanistan · 354 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 2.1 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.