Eslam Qaleh weather in August

In August, Eslam Qaleh sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.3 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 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Eslam Qaleh's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eslam Qaleh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:51 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
1%
1st clearest
Wind
28 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Eslam Qaleh is human settlement in 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 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Eslam Qaleh reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Eslam Qaleh

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.

Eslam Qaleh 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° / -0°335.51.69.92.8
Feb13° / 416.61.810.73.9
Mar18° / 477.20.411.76.3
Apr25° / 12°234012.87.8
May31° / 17°51.2013.85.8
Jun35° / 22°00014.33.3
Jul37° / 24°00014.12.4
Aug35° / 22°00013.33.5
Sep31° / 17°00012.26.3
Oct25° / 10°30.7011.19.2
Nov17° / 132.80.310.26.7
Dec12° / 224.51.19.73.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Eslam Qaleh 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 28 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 26 km/h on the calmest days to 29 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 August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 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 5:39 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Eslam Qaleh

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In August, Eslam Qaleh sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Eslam Qaleh sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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Is August a good time to visit Eslam Qaleh?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Eslam Qaleh in August

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

In August, Eslam Qaleh sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Eslam Qaleh 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 Eslam Qaleh peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Eslam Qaleh 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 Eslam Qaleh is worst in July — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2294 µg/m³Jan 1432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul95Unhealthy
Aug90Unhealthy
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov42Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Eslam Qaleh?

Eslam Qaleh sits at 34.7°N, 61.1°E, 726 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Tāybād, 28 km away.

Torbat-e JāmKhvāfHerātKarukhKushkShīnḏanḏ

Topography around Eslam Qaleh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eslam Qaleh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 726 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m.

The land around Eslam Qaleh is covered by bare terrain (50%) and cropland (46%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
1,623 m
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August weather nearby: Tāybād 28 km · Torbat-e Jām 76 km · Khvāf 85 km · Herāt 110 km · Karukh 141 km · Kushk 173 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 181 km · Shīnḏanḏ 181 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 Eslam Qaleh (34.6667°, 61.0667°, elevation 726 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).