Andkhoy weather in August

In August, Andkhoy sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Andkhoy's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andkhoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:31 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
2%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Andkhoy is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical August day in Andkhoy reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Andkhoy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
1 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Andkhoy weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 3471.99.82.0
Feb12° / 488.11.610.63.0
Mar18° / 538.90.611.75.7
Apr25° / 13°325.9012.97.3
May32° / 19°153.5013.94.7
Jun38° / 23°30.4014.51.7
Jul39° / 25°00.1014.30.5
Aug38° / 23°00013.41.7
Sep32° / 17°00.1012.35.3
Oct25° / 11°41.30118.9
Nov16° / 224.60.4105.8
Dec10° / 295.61.19.52.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Andkhoy gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:187:13
213.95:197:12
313.95:207:11
413.85:217:10
513.85:227:09
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813.75:247:06
913.75:257:05
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1313.55:287:00
1413.55:296:59
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1613.45:316:56
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1813.45:336:54
1913.35:336:53
2013.35:346:51
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2713.05:406:41
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Andkhoy

In seasonPeak

None of Andkhoy's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Andkhoy sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Andkhoy?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Andkhoy.

What to pack for Andkhoy in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Andkhoy sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Andkhoy in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Andkhoy peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Andkhoy in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Andkhoy is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1634 µg/m³Jan 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Andkhoy?

Andkhoy sits at 37.0°N, 65.1°E, 306 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Shibirghān, 64 km away.

QarqīnKerkiSar-e PulMaymanaMagdanlyHalaçBalkh

Topography around Andkhoy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Andkhoy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andkhoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m.

The land around Andkhoy is covered by bare terrain (65%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and bare terrain (42%) within 80 km.

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19 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
842 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Shibirghān 64 km · Qarqīn 97 km · Kerki 98 km · Sar-e Pul 109 km · Maymana 119 km · Magdanly 126 km · Halaç 126 km · Balkh 159 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Andkhoy (36.9529°, 65.1238°, elevation 306 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).