Ārt Khwājah weather in August

In August, Ārt Khwājah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% 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 Ārt Khwājah's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ārt Khwājah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:13 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
5%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Ārt Khwājah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ārt Khwājah

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Ārt Khwājah 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 / -2°447.849.71.7
Feb11° / 599.64.510.62.7
Mar17° / 7210.71.611.75.2
Apr23° / 11°7410.50.212.96.7
May28° / 16°4770146.3
Jun34° / 20°61.8014.53.7
Jul37° / 23°10.2014.32.3
Aug35° / 21°00.1013.43.6
Sep30° / 16°20.5012.36.8
Oct23° / 10°132.40.1118.6
Nov16° / 376.31105.5
Dec11° / -0°376.92.89.52.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ārt Khwājah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29532
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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 5:00 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:006:56
213.95:016:55
313.95:026:54
413.85:036:53
513.85:046:52
613.85:056:51
713.75:066:50
813.75:066:49
913.75:076:48
1013.65:086:46
1113.65:096:45
1213.65:106:44
1313.55:116:43
1413.55:116:42
1513.55:126:40
1613.45:136:39
1713.45:146:38
1813.45:156:37
1913.35:166:35
2013.35:176:34
2113.35:176:33
2213.25:186:31
2313.25:196:30
2413.15:206:28
2513.15:216:27
2613.15:226:26
2713.05:236:24
2813.05:236:23
2912.95:246:21
3012.95:256:20
3112.95:266:18

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
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286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ārt Khwājah?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ārt Khwājah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ārt Khwājah in August

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

In August, Ārt Khwājah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ārt Khwājah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ārt Khwājah peaks around May 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateMay 22UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ārt Khwājah 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 Ārt Khwājah is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2129 µg/m³Dec 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ārt Khwājah?

Ārt Khwājah sits at 37.1°N, 69.5°E, 481 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Rustāq, 31 km away.

Hulbuk

Topography around Ārt Khwājah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ārt Khwājah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 891 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,718 m.

The land around Ārt Khwājah is covered by cropland (48%), grassland (23%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
891 m
80 km
3,718 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Rustāq 31 km · Taloqan 39 km · Farkhor 46 km · Khanabad 55 km · Chubek 62 km · Qarāwul 64 km · Kunduz 68 km · Hulbuk 81 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 Ārt Khwājah (37.0857°, 69.4796°, elevation 481 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).