Balkh weather in August

In August, Balkh sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 Balkh's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balkh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:24 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
3%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Balkh is capital of Balkh District, Afghanistan.

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 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical August day in Balkh reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°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 Balkh

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.

Balkh weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 347.42.29.82.2
Feb12° / 4082.210.63.2
Mar17° / 478.80.711.75.7
Apr24° / 13°345.9012.97.5
May30° / 17°132.7013.96.0
Jun35° / 21°10.2014.53.2
Jul37° / 23°00.1014.32.3
Aug35° / 20°00013.43.8
Sep30° / 15°10.2012.27.0
Oct23° / 10°41.10119.0
Nov16° / 235.20.5105.7
Dec11° / 255.61.59.53.0

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
7982
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9982
10982
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Balkh gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
184142
285132
385132
486122
586122
687112
788102
888102
99091
109091
119181
129181
139271
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299730
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319730

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 5:12 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:127:05
213.95:127:04
313.85:137:04
413.85:147:03
513.85:157:02
613.75:167:01
713.75:166:59
813.75:176:58
913.75:186:57
1013.65:196:56
1113.65:206:55
1213.65:216:54
1313.55:226:53
1413.55:226:51
1513.55:236:50
1613.45:246:49
1713.45:256:48
1813.35:266:46
1913.35:276:45
2013.35:276:44
2113.25:286:42
2213.25:296:41
2313.25:306:40
2413.15:316:38
2513.15:326:37
2613.15:326:36
2713.05:336:34
2813.05:346:33
2912.95:356:31
3012.95:366:30
3112.95:376:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.4Intense
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87.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Balkh

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Balkh?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Balkh in August

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

In August, Balkh sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Balkh 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 Balkh peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — 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 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Balkh 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 Balkh is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1735 µg/m³Jan 1623 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr35Poor
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Balkh?

Balkh sits at 36.8°N, 66.9°E, 348 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Mazār-e Sharīf, 20 km away.

ShibirghānSar-e PulQarqīnSang-e ChārakAībak

Topography around Balkh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balkh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,463 m.

The land around Balkh is covered by cropland (68%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
2,463 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mazār-e Sharīf 20 km · Termez 62 km · Khulm 72 km · Shibirghān 102 km · Sar-e Pul 105 km · Qarqīn 106 km · Sang-e Chārak 109 km · Aībak 114 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 Balkh (36.7563°, 66.8972°, elevation 348 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).