Baghlān weather in February

In February, Baghlān sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Baghlān's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baghlān's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 11°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -1°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 67 mm; 10 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:51 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 11th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.65 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Baghlān is city in northern Afghanistan.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical February day in Baghlān reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	-2
2	10	-2
3	10	-2
4	10	-2
5	10	-2
6	10	-1
7	10	-1
8	10	-1
9	10	-1
10	10	-1
11	10	-1
12	11	-1
13	11	-1
14	11	-1
15	11	-1
16	11	-1
17	11	0
18	11	0
19	12	0
20	12	0
21	12	0
22	12	0
23	12	1
24	13	1
25	13	1
26	13	1
27	13	1
28	13	2

How February really feels in Baghlān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Baghlān weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / -3°	55	9	4.6	9.8	1.7
Feb	11° / -1°	67	10	4.5	10.6	2.7
Mar	17° / 5°	93	11.8	1.6	11.7	5.0
Apr	22° / 10°	99	11.6	0.3	12.9	6.5
May	27° / 14°	63	7.2	0	13.9	6.8
Jun	33° / 18°	6	1.4	0	14.4	4.6
Jul	36° / 20°	2	0.4	0	14.2	2.9
Aug	35° / 19°	0	0	0	13.4	3.7
Sep	30° / 14°	2	0.5	0	12.2	6.8
Oct	23° / 9°	17	3.1	0	11.1	8.4
Nov	16° / 4°	46	7.6	0.8	10.1	5.3
Dec	10° / -1°	43	7.4	3.2	9.6	2.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	38	39	39	38
Cloudier (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	62	61	61	62

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	38	62

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Baghlān gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	30	31	31	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Snow chance (%)	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	15
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	32	16
5	32	16
6	33	17
7	34	17
8	34	17
9	35	17
10	36	17
11	36	17
12	36	17
13	37	16
14	37	16
15	37	16
16	37	16
17	38	15
18	38	15
19	38	15
20	38	15
21	38	15
22	37	15
23	37	14
24	37	14
25	37	14
26	37	13
27	37	13
28	37	13

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 5 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36
Sunset (PM)	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:03	5:14
2	10.2	7:02	5:15
3	10.2	7:02	5:16
4	10.3	7:01	5:17
5	10.3	7:00	5:18
6	10.3	6:59	5:20
7	10.4	6:58	5:21
8	10.4	6:57	5:22
9	10.4	6:57	5:23
10	10.5	6:56	5:24
11	10.5	6:55	5:25
12	10.5	6:54	5:26
13	10.6	6:53	5:27
14	10.6	6:52	5:28
15	10.6	6:51	5:29
16	10.7	6:50	5:30
17	10.7	6:49	5:31
18	10.7	6:48	5:32
19	10.8	6:46	5:33
20	10.8	6:45	5:34
21	10.8	6:44	5:35
22	10.9	6:43	5:36
23	10.9	6:42	5:37
24	11.0	6:41	5:38
25	11.0	6:39	5:39
26	11.0	6:38	5:40
27	11.1	6:37	5:41
28	11.1	6:36	5:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.9	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	4.0	Moderate
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Baghlān?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baghlān.

What to pack for Baghlān in February

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

In February, Baghlān sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Baghlān in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baghlān peaks around May 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	8	10	10	10	9	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Baghlān in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Baghlān is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	13	17	23	27	26	24	22	21	17	12	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Baghlān?

Baghlān sits at 36.1°N, 68.7°E, 531 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Pul-e Khumrī, 21 km away.

Topography around Baghlān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baghlān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,474 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,921 m.

The land around Baghlān is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

193 m

cropland 68%

16 km

1,474 m

grassland 51%

80 km

3,921 m

grassland 56%

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← January Baghlān year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Pul-e Khumrī 21 km · Nahrīn 39 km · Aībak 64 km · Kunduz 68 km · Khanabad 71 km · Taloqan 100 km · Khulm 110 km · Bāzārak 117 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

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 Baghlān (36.1307°, 68.7083°, elevation 531 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	-2
2	10	-2
3	10	-2
4	10	-2
5	10	-2
6	10	-1
7	10	-1
8	10	-1
9	10	-1
10	10	-1
11	10	-1
12	11	-1
13	11	-1
14	11	-1
15	11	-1
16	11	-1
17	11	0
18	11	0
19	12	0
20	12	0
21	12	0
22	12	0
23	12	1
24	13	1
25	13	1
26	13	1
27	13	1
28	13	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	15
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	32	16
5	32	16
6	33	17
7	34	17
8	34	17
9	35	17
10	36	17
11	36	17
12	36	17
13	37	16
14	37	16
15	37	16
16	37	16
17	38	15
18	38	15
19	38	15
20	38	15
21	38	15
22	37	15
23	37	14
24	37	14
25	37	14
26	37	13
27	37	13
28	37	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	-2
2	10	-2
3	10	-2
4	10	-2
5	10	-2
6	10	-1
7	10	-1
8	10	-1
9	10	-1
10	10	-1
11	10	-1
12	11	-1
13	11	-1
14	11	-1
15	11	-1
16	11	-1
17	11	0
18	11	0
19	12	0
20	12	0
21	12	0
22	12	0
23	12	1
24	13	1
25	13	1
26	13	1
27	13	1
28	13	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	15
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	32	16
5	32	16
6	33	17
7	34	17
8	34	17
9	35	17
10	36	17
11	36	17
12	36	17
13	37	16
14	37	16
15	37	16
16	37	16
17	38	15
18	38	15
19	38	15
20	38	15
21	38	15
22	37	15
23	37	14
24	37	14
25	37	14
26	37	13
27	37	13
28	37	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	-2
2	10	-2
3	10	-2
4	10	-2
5	10	-2
6	10	-1
7	10	-1
8	10	-1
9	10	-1
10	10	-1
11	10	-1
12	11	-1
13	11	-1
14	11	-1
15	11	-1
16	11	-1
17	11	0
18	11	0
19	12	0
20	12	0
21	12	0
22	12	0
23	12	1
24	13	1
25	13	1
26	13	1
27	13	1
28	13	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	41	59
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	40	60
13	41	59
14	40	60
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	40	60
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	39	61
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	39	61
28	38	62

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	30	15
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	32	16
5	32	16
6	33	17
7	34	17
8	34	17
9	35	17
10	36	17
11	36	17
12	36	17
13	37	16
14	37	16
15	37	16
16	37	16
17	38	15
18	38	15
19	38	15
20	38	15
21	38	15
22	37	15
23	37	14
24	37	14
25	37	14
26	37	13
27	37	13
28	37	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100