Gardez weather in February

In February, Gardez sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gardez's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gardez's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 0°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -8°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 62 mm; 8.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:45 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover: 45%; 10th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Gardez is city in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -1°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical February day in Gardez reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 8°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, February runs on par with January and about 6°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Avg low (°C)	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6

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

How February really feels in Gardez

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Gardez weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -9°	43	6.4	6.7	10	0.0
Feb	0° / -8°	62	8.7	8.5	10.8	0.0
Mar	6° / -2°	72	9.5	6.2	11.7	0.9
Apr	15° / 4°	69	10.7	1.5	12.8	4.5
May	21° / 9°	45	8.9	0	13.7	7.0
Jun	25° / 13°	41	7.7	0	14.2	7.9
Jul	27° / 15°	54	11.6	0	14	6.9
Aug	26° / 15°	47	11.8	0	13.2	7.1
Sep	23° / 11°	18	5.2	0	12.2	8.4
Oct	17° / 6°	10	2.3	0.1	11.2	6.9
Nov	10° / 0°	20	3.6	1.8	10.3	2.8
Dec	4° / -5°	23	4.1	4.1	9.8	0.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	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
Clearer (%)	64	64	65	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Cloudier (%)	36	36	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Gardez gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 9 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
Rain chance (%)	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	33	33
Snow chance (%)	29	30	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	29
2	29	30
3	29	30
4	30	30
5	30	31
6	30	31
7	31	32
8	31	32
9	31	32
10	31	31
11	31	31
12	31	31
13	31	31
14	31	30
15	31	30
16	31	30
17	31	30
18	31	29
19	31	29
20	31	29
21	31	29
22	31	29
23	32	29
24	32	29
25	32	29
26	32	29
27	33	29
28	33	28

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.

	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
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

	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

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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
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

	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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 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 6:56 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:42 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
Daylight (h)	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:31
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	6:56	5:17
2	10.4	6:55	5:18
3	10.4	6:55	5:19
4	10.4	6:54	5:20
5	10.5	6:53	5:21
6	10.5	6:53	5:22
7	10.5	6:52	5:23
8	10.5	6:51	5:24
9	10.6	6:50	5:25
10	10.6	6:49	5:26
11	10.6	6:49	5:27
12	10.7	6:48	5:28
13	10.7	6:47	5:29
14	10.7	6:46	5:29
15	10.8	6:45	5:30
16	10.8	6:44	5:31
17	10.8	6:43	5:32
18	10.9	6:42	5:33
19	10.9	6:41	5:34
20	10.9	6:40	5:35
21	10.9	6:39	5:36
22	11.0	6:38	5:37
23	11.0	6:37	5:38
24	11.0	6:36	5:39
25	11.1	6:35	5:39
26	11.1	6:33	5:40
27	11.1	6:32	5:41
28	11.2	6:31	5:42

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Gardez?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gardez.

What to pack for Gardez in February

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

In February, Gardez sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Gardez in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gardez peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (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)	3	6	9	9	12	13	12	12	10	8	4	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Gardez 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 Gardez is worst in February — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 14 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)	22	23	21	20	21	22	20	19	16	14	15	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Gardez?

Gardez sits at 33.6°N, 69.2°E, 2,308 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Baraki Barak, 48 km away.

Topography around Gardez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gardez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 2,315 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,361 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,657 m.

The land around Gardez is covered by cropland (36%), bare terrain (35%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (48%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

119 m

cropland 36%

16 km

1,361 m

bare terrain 61%

80 km

3,657 m

bare terrain 48%

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← January Gardez year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Baraki Barak 48 km · Khōst 71 km · Ghazni 75 km · Kabul 104 km · Paghmān 113 km · Istālif 138 km · Jalālābād 146 km · Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 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 Gardez (33.5974°, 69.2259°, elevation 2,308 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	-1	-9
2	-1	-9
3	-1	-9
4	-1	-9
5	-1	-9
6	-1	-9
7	-1	-9
8	-1	-9
9	-1	-9
10	-1	-8
11	0	-8
12	0	-8
13	0	-8
14	0	-8
15	0	-8
16	0	-8
17	0	-8
18	0	-7
19	1	-7
20	1	-7
21	1	-7
22	1	-7
23	1	-7
24	1	-7
25	1	-6
26	2	-6
27	2	-6
28	2	-6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	29
2	29	30
3	29	30
4	30	30
5	30	31
6	30	31
7	31	32
8	31	32
9	31	32
10	31	31
11	31	31
12	31	31
13	31	31
14	31	30
15	31	30
16	31	30
17	31	30
18	31	29
19	31	29
20	31	29
21	31	29
22	31	29
23	32	29
24	32	29
25	32	29
26	32	29
27	33	29
28	33	28

	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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	29
2	29	30
3	29	30
4	30	30
5	30	31
6	30	31
7	31	32
8	31	32
9	31	32
10	31	31
11	31	31
12	31	31
13	31	31
14	31	30
15	31	30
16	31	30
17	31	30
18	31	29
19	31	29
20	31	29
21	31	29
22	31	29
23	32	29
24	32	29
25	32	29
26	32	29
27	33	29
28	33	28

	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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	64	36
3	65	35
4	64	36
5	64	36
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	63	37
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	62	38
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

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	29
2	29	30
3	29	30
4	30	30
5	30	31
6	30	31
7	31	32
8	31	32
9	31	32
10	31	31
11	31	31
12	31	31
13	31	31
14	31	30
15	31	30
16	31	30
17	31	30
18	31	29
19	31	29
20	31	29
21	31	29
22	31	29
23	32	29
24	32	29
25	32	29
26	32	29
27	33	29
28	33	28

	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