Gereshk weather in June

In June, Gereshk sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 42°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Gereshk's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gereshk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:10 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
4%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
8.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Gereshk is human settlement in Afghanistan.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 42°C by the end.

A typical June day in Gereshk reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 1°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Gereshk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gereshk weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 36510.25.0
Feb17° / 405.210.86.2
Mar23° / 10°394.811.87.9
Apr30° / 16°101.912.86.1
May37° / 21°10.313.62.2
Jun41° / 26°10.1140.1
Jul42° / 28°10.213.90.0
Aug40° / 25°0013.20.2
Sep36° / 19°0012.23.0
Oct29° / 13°10.311.27.4
Nov22° / 81.410.48.7
Dec16° / 162.4106.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gereshk gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in June. 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in June

Winds average 13 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:12 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:127:07
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 8.18 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.47 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 8.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
18.2Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Gereshk

In seasonPeak

None of Gereshk's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Gereshk sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is June a good time to visit Gereshk?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gereshk.

What to pack for Gereshk in June

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

In June, Gereshk sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gereshk in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gereshk peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highModerateJun 23UV 12Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Gereshk in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gereshk is worst in August — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateAug 1050 µg/m³Dec 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May39Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul50Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gereshk?

Gereshk sits at 31.8°N, 64.6°E, 830 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Lashkar Gāh, 31 km away.

KandahārKhān NeshīnKhāshFarahShahrakNīlīZaranj

Topography around Gereshk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gereshk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 837 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m.

The land around Gereshk is covered by cropland (42%), bare terrain (33%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and bare terrain (48%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

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63 m
16 km
158 m
80 km
1,908 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Lashkar Gāh 31 km · Kandahār 110 km · Khān Neshīn 160 km · Khāsh 171 km · Farah 239 km · Shahrak 255 km · Nīlī 257 km · Zaranj 274 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 Gereshk (31.8209°, 64.57°, elevation 830 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).