Bāzār-e Yakāwlang weather in February

In February, Bāzār-e Yakāwlang sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -17°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 9.7 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Bāzār-e Yakāwlang's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bāzār-e Yakāwlang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
11th warmest
Overnight low
-17°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:56 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
58%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bāzār-e Yakāwlang is human settlement in Afghanistan.

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

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 -7°C by the end.

A typical February day in Bāzār-e Yakāwlang reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and -3°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Bāzār-e Yakāwlang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Bāzār-e Yakāwlang weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -19°428.29.29.90.0
Feb-8° / -17°569.710.310.70.0
Mar-3° / -12°599.810.411.70.0
Apr / -6°428712.80.1
May12° / -0°317.81.713.83.6
Jun18° / 92.80.114.37.4
Jul21° / 40.8014.18.8
Aug21° / 20.4013.38.8
Sep17° / 20.50.112.27.5
Oct10° / -3°102.31.411.13.1
Nov / -10°244.95.410.20.1
Dec-7° / -17°2966.89.70.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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24357
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Bāzār-e Yakāwlang gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 9.7 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 10 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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23436
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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.

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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 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 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:075:24
210.37:075:25
310.37:065:26
410.47:055:27
510.47:045:28
610.47:045:29
710.57:035:30
810.57:025:31
910.57:015:32
1010.57:005:33
1110.66:595:34
1210.66:585:35
1310.66:585:36
1410.76:575:37
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1610.76:555:39
1710.86:545:40
1810.86:535:41
1910.86:515:42
2010.96:505:43
2110.96:495:43
2210.96:485:44
2311.06:475:45
2411.06:465:46
2511.06:455:47
2611.16:445:48
2711.16:425:49
2811.16:415:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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84.5Bright
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104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
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144.8Bright
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195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Bāzār-e Yakāwlang?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bāzār-e Yakāwlang.

What to pack for Bāzār-e Yakāwlang in February

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

In February, Bāzār-e Yakāwlang sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -17°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bāzār-e Yakāwlang in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bāzār-e Yakāwlang peaks around July 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 13Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bāzār-e Yakāwlang 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 Bāzār-e Yakāwlang is worst in May — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1718 µg/m³Dec 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr15Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bāzār-e Yakāwlang?

Bāzār-e Yakāwlang sits at 34.7°N, 67.0°E, 2,585 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Bāmyān, 79 km away.

BāmyānSang-e ChārakNīlīPaghmānGhazniSar-e PulIstālifAībak

Topography around Bāzār-e Yakāwlang

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bāzār-e Yakāwlang.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bāzār-e Yakāwlang has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m around an average of 2,761 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,418 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,186 m.

The land around Bāzār-e Yakāwlang is covered by bare terrain (77%) within 3 km, bare terrain (66%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and bare terrain (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
861 m
16 km
1,418 m
80 km
3,186 m
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February weather nearby: Bāmyān 79 km · Sang-e Chārak 133 km · Nīlī 137 km · Paghmān 182 km · Ghazni 187 km · Sar-e Pul 190 km · Istālif 192 km · Aībak 194 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 Bāzār-e Yakāwlang (34.7353°, 66.9738°, elevation 2,585 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).