Asadābād weather in August

In August, Asadābād sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 133 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Asadābād's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Asadābād's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
133 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:10 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Asadābād is capital of Kunar, Afghanistan.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Asadābād reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 12 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
12
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.

Asadābād weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / -1°626.93.49.93.3
Feb13° / 9893.410.73.7
Mar18° / 12912.61.111.75.4
Apr24° / 11°9510.4012.96.7
May29° / 15°418.2013.85.9
Jun33° / 19°366.7014.34.2
Jul32° / 22°14218.4014.13.5
Aug30° / 21°13319013.34.1
Sep29° / 17°489.8012.26.0
Oct25° / 12°284.3011.18.3
Nov19° / 364.40.110.27.4
Dec15° / 334.10.89.75.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46832
56931
66931
77030
87129
97228
107327
117426
127525
137723
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Asadābād gets around 133 mm of rain over 19 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
469
569
668
768
867
967
1066
1165
1264
1363
1462
1562
1661
1760
1860
1959
2058
2158
2257
2356
2456
2555
2654
2754
2853
2952
3051
3150

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
126184727
226174827
326174827
416174828
516164927
616164927
717174927
817174927
918174826
1018184826
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1319204624
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15210214522
16210224520
17210244519
18311254418
19311264416
20311284314
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22412314212
23412324210
2441333419
2551334408
2651436397
2761437386
2861538375
2971538364
3081639343
3191739332

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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84calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 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 4:58 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:586:45
213.74:596:44
313.75:006:43
413.75:016:42
513.75:016:41
613.65:026:40
713.65:036:39
813.65:046:38
913.55:056:37
1013.55:056:36
1113.55:066:35
1213.45:076:34
1313.45:086:33
1413.45:086:31
1513.45:096:30
1613.35:106:29
1713.35:116:28
1813.35:116:27
1913.25:126:25
2013.25:136:24
2113.25:146:23
2213.15:156:22
2313.15:156:20
2413.15:166:19
2513.05:176:18
2613.05:186:16
2712.95:186:15
2812.95:196:14
2912.95:206:12
3012.85:216:11
3112.85:216:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Asadābād?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Asadābād for sightseeing.

What to pack for Asadābād in August

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

In August, Asadābād sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Asadābād in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Asadābād peaks around June 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 12UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Asadābād 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 Asadābād is worst in December — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2457 µg/m³May 1337 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb51Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr39Poor
May36Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul49Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Asadābād?

Asadābād sits at 34.9°N, 71.1°E, 837 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Āsmār, 26 km away.

JalālābādMehtar LāmMarkaz-e Woluswalī-ye ĀchīnPeshawarBāzārakJabal os SarajCharikar

Topography around Asadābād

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Asadābād has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m around an average of 987 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,419 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,099 m.

The land around Asadābād is covered by bare terrain (33%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (33%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
828 m
16 km
2,419 m
80 km
5,099 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
August weather nearby: Āsmār 26 km · Jalālābād 81 km · Mehtar Lām 89 km · Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 92 km · Peshawar 104 km · Bāzārak 156 km · Jabal os Saraj 176 km · Charikar 181 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 Asadābād (34.8731°, 71.147°, elevation 837 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).