Balkh weather in November

In November, Balkh sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Balkh's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balkh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 23 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 6:48 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 7th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Balkh is capital of Balkh District, Afghanistan.

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical November day in Balkh reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 7°C cooler than October and about 5°C warmer than December.

	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	29	30
Avg high (°C)	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	8
2	20	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	5
16	16	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	14	5
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	12	3

How November really feels in Balkh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Balkh weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 1°	34	7.4	2.2	9.8	2.2
Feb	12° / 2°	40	8	2.2	10.6	3.2
Mar	17° / 7°	47	8.8	0.7	11.7	5.7
Apr	24° / 13°	34	5.9	0	12.9	7.5
May	30° / 17°	13	2.7	0	13.9	6.0
Jun	35° / 21°	1	0.2	0	14.5	3.2
Jul	37° / 23°	0	0.1	0	14.3	2.3
Aug	35° / 20°	0	0	0	13.4	3.8
Sep	30° / 15°	1	0.2	0	12.2	7.0
Oct	23° / 10°	4	1.1	0	11	9.0
Nov	16° / 5°	23	5.2	0.5	10	5.7
Dec	11° / 2°	25	5.6	1.5	9.5	3.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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	29	30
Clearer (%)	72	71	70	69	69	68	67	67	66	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60
Cloudier (%)	28	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	60	40
30	60	40

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Balkh gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	10	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Snow chance (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	0
2	11	1
3	12	1
4	12	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	14	1
8	15	1
9	15	1
10	16	1
11	16	1
12	17	1
13	17	1
14	18	2
15	18	2
16	18	2
17	19	2
18	19	2
19	19	2
20	20	2
21	20	2
22	20	2
23	20	2
24	20	3
25	20	3
26	20	3
27	20	4
28	20	4
29	20	4
30	20	4

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November 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	29	30
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	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
29	100
30	100

Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of November to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 5:00 PM to 4:42 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	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01
Sunset (PM)	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:50	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:47	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:45	4:44	4:44	4:44	4:43	4:43	4:43	4:43	4:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:32	5:00
2	10.4	6:33	4:59
3	10.4	6:34	4:58
4	10.4	6:35	4:57
5	10.3	6:36	4:56
6	10.3	6:37	4:55
7	10.3	6:38	4:54
8	10.2	6:39	4:53
9	10.2	6:40	4:53
10	10.2	6:41	4:52
11	10.1	6:42	4:51
12	10.1	6:43	4:50
13	10.1	6:44	4:50
14	10.1	6:46	4:49
15	10.0	6:47	4:48
16	10.0	6:48	4:48
17	10.0	6:49	4:47
18	10.0	6:50	4:47
19	9.9	6:51	4:46
20	9.9	6:52	4:46
21	9.9	6:53	4:45
22	9.9	6:54	4:45
23	9.8	6:55	4:44
24	9.8	6:56	4:44
25	9.8	6:57	4:44
26	9.8	6:58	4:43
27	9.7	6:58	4:43
28	9.7	6:59	4:43
29	9.7	7:00	4:43
30	9.7	7:01	4:42

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.98 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 — November's 2.98 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	2.9	Moderate
19	2.9	Moderate
20	2.8	Moderate
21	2.8	Moderate
22	2.8	Moderate
23	2.8	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.6	Moderate
29	2.6	Moderate
30	2.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Balkh

In seasonPeak

None of Balkh's seasonal hazards are active in November. 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 November a good time to visit Balkh?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Balkh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Balkh in November

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

In November, Balkh sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Balkh in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	6	9	10	10	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Balkh in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	25	32	35	33	25	26	24	28	27	27	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	35	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

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.

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

cropland 68%

16 km

315 m

cropland 67%

80 km

2,463 m

bare terrain 60%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← October Balkh year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	8
2	20	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	5
16	16	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	14	5
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	0
2	11	1
3	12	1
4	12	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	14	1
8	15	1
9	15	1
10	16	1
11	16	1
12	17	1
13	17	1
14	18	2
15	18	2
16	18	2
17	19	2
18	19	2
19	19	2
20	20	2
21	20	2
22	20	2
23	20	2
24	20	3
25	20	3
26	20	3
27	20	4
28	20	4
29	20	4
30	20	4

	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
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	8
2	20	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	5
16	16	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	14	5
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	0
2	11	1
3	12	1
4	12	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	14	1
8	15	1
9	15	1
10	16	1
11	16	1
12	17	1
13	17	1
14	18	2
15	18	2
16	18	2
17	19	2
18	19	2
19	19	2
20	20	2
21	20	2
22	20	2
23	20	2
24	20	3
25	20	3
26	20	3
27	20	4
28	20	4
29	20	4
30	20	4

	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
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	20	8
2	20	8
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	19	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	5
16	16	5
17	15	5
18	15	5
19	15	5
20	14	5
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	13	4
26	13	4
27	13	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	12	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	72	28
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	69	31
5	69	31
6	68	32
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	66	34
10	66	34
11	65	35
12	65	35
13	64	36
14	64	36
15	63	37
16	63	37
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	61	39
20	62	38
21	62	38
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	61	39
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	10	0
2	11	1
3	12	1
4	12	1
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	14	1
8	15	1
9	15	1
10	16	1
11	16	1
12	17	1
13	17	1
14	18	2
15	18	2
16	18	2
17	19	2
18	19	2
19	19	2
20	20	2
21	20	2
22	20	2
23	20	2
24	20	3
25	20	3
26	20	3
27	20	4
28	20	4
29	20	4
30	20	4

	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
29	100
30	100