Bāmyān weather in November

In November, Bāmyān sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of November to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bāmyān's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bāmyān's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 1°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -9°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 23 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 6:40 AM – 4:48 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.93 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Bāmyān is The Cradle of Hazara Civilization.

Density: 1,768/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~2799 BCE

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 5°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical November day in Bāmyān reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 8°C cooler than October and about 7°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)	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3
Avg low (°C)	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-7	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9	-10	-10	-10	-11	-11	-11	-11	-12	-12	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	-5
2	5	-5
3	5	-6
4	4	-6
5	4	-6
6	4	-6
7	3	-7
8	3	-7
9	3	-7
10	2	-8
11	2	-8
12	2	-8
13	1	-8
14	1	-9
15	1	-9
16	0	-9
17	0	-10
18	0	-10
19	-1	-10
20	-1	-11
21	-1	-11
22	-1	-11
23	-2	-11
24	-2	-12
25	-2	-12
26	-2	-12
27	-3	-12
28	-3	-13
29	-3	-13
30	-3	-13

How November really feels in Bāmyān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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

13 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Bāmyān weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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° / -18°	36	7.1	8.1	9.9	0.0
Feb	-8° / -16°	47	8.7	10	10.7	0.0
Mar	-3° / -11°	50	9.2	10	11.7	0.0
Apr	4° / -5°	42	8.8	7.7	12.8	0.2
May	11° / 0°	58	14	3.6	13.8	2.6
Jun	16° / 4°	21	5.9	0	14.3	6.0
Jul	19° / 6°	7	1.6	0	14.1	8.2
Aug	19° / 6°	3	0.8	0	13.3	8.3
Sep	16° / 2°	5	1.6	0.1	12.2	6.4
Oct	9° / -3°	15	3.8	2.2	11.1	2.1
Nov	1° / -9°	23	5.2	5.4	10.2	0.0
Dec	-6° / -16°	24	5	5.7	9.7	0.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. 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 (%)	78	78	77	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	69	68	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	64	64
Cloudier (%)	22	22	23	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	31	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Bāmyān 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 19% 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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16
Snow chance (%)	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18

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

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 4 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	3	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of November to 9 h 48 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 6:25 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 4:44 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)	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53
Sunset (PM)	4:59	4:58	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48	4:48	4:47	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:44	4:44	4:44	4:44	4:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	6:25	4:59
2	10.5	6:26	4:58
3	10.5	6:27	4:58
4	10.5	6:28	4:57
5	10.4	6:29	4:56
6	10.4	6:30	4:55
7	10.4	6:31	4:54
8	10.4	6:32	4:53
9	10.3	6:33	4:53
10	10.3	6:34	4:52
11	10.3	6:35	4:51
12	10.2	6:36	4:51
13	10.2	6:37	4:50
14	10.2	6:38	4:49
15	10.2	6:39	4:49
16	10.1	6:40	4:48
17	10.1	6:41	4:48
18	10.1	6:42	4:47
19	10.1	6:43	4:47
20	10.0	6:43	4:46
21	10.0	6:44	4:46
22	10.0	6:45	4:46
23	10.0	6:46	4:45
24	10.0	6:47	4:45
25	9.9	6:48	4:45
26	9.9	6:49	4:44
27	9.9	6:50	4:44
28	9.9	6:51	4:44
29	9.9	6:52	4:44
30	9.8	6:53	4:44

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 3.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 8.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 3.93 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)	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Bāmyān?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bāmyān.

What to pack for Bāmyān in November

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

In November, Bāmyān sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bāmyān in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bāmyān peaks around June 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	7	9	10	12	13	13	12	10	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	10	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Bāmyān 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 Bāmyān is worst in May — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 6 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)	7	9	11	15	18	17	17	14	12	8	6	6
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	15	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bāmyān?

Bāmyān sits at 34.8°N, 67.8°E, 2,550 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Bāzār-e Yakāwlang, 79 km away.

Topography around Bāmyān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bāmyān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m around an average of 2,583 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,216 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,874 m.

The land around Bāmyān is covered by bare terrain (59%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (68%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and bare terrain (46%) within 80 km.

3 km

328 m

bare terrain 59%

16 km

2,216 m

bare terrain 68%

80 km

3,874 m

grassland 52%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

November weather nearby: Bāzār-e Yakāwlang 79 km · Paghmān 106 km · Istālif 114 km · Charikar 124 km · Kabul 127 km · Jabal os Saraj 133 km · Baraki Barak 140 km · Pul-e Khumrī 149 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 Bāmyān (34.8216°, 67.8273°, elevation 2,550 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	5	-5
2	5	-5
3	5	-6
4	4	-6
5	4	-6
6	4	-6
7	3	-7
8	3	-7
9	3	-7
10	2	-8
11	2	-8
12	2	-8
13	1	-8
14	1	-9
15	1	-9
16	0	-9
17	0	-10
18	0	-10
19	-1	-10
20	-1	-11
21	-1	-11
22	-1	-11
23	-2	-11
24	-2	-12
25	-2	-12
26	-2	-12
27	-3	-12
28	-3	-13
29	-3	-13
30	-3	-13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	69	31
16	68	32
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	65	35
28	65	35
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

	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