Ghazni in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ghazni sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 107 mm of precipitation over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 26°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Ghazni's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ghazni's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 16°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 2°C
Precipitation: 107 mm; 19 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 5.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ghazni in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 26°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Ghazni reaches about 16°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Ghazni

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 44 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

8 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ghazni weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -12°	36	5.2	5.4	10	0.0
Feb	2° / -10°	50	6.9	6.4	10.8	0.0
Mar	9° / -4°	53	7.1	4	11.7	1.8
Apr	17° / 3°	35	6.9	0.5	12.8	6.0
May	24° / 8°	19	5.3	0	13.7	8.0
Jun	28° / 13°	9	2.4	0	14.2	7.4
Jul	30° / 17°	19	4.3	0	14	5.9
Aug	29° / 16°	15	3.8	0	13.2	6.7
Sep	26° / 11°	3	0.7	0	12.2	9.2
Oct	19° / 4°	4	0.7	0	11.2	8.1
Nov	11° / -2°	12	2.2	0.9	10.3	3.7
Dec	5° / -8°	18	2.9	2.6	9.8	0.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Ghazni gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 19 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Ghazni?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Ghazni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ghazni in Spring

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

In spring, Ghazni sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a heavy coat. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectionlight clothesa heavy coat

UV index in Ghazni in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ghazni peaks around June 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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	6	9	9	12	13	13	12	10	8	4	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Ghazni in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ghazni is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 10 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)	16	17	17	18	19	17	16	14	12	10	11	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ghazni?

Ghazni sits at 33.6°N, 68.4°E, 2,179 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Baraki Barak, 67 km away.

Topography around Ghazni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghazni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m around an average of 2,198 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 982 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,840 m.

The land around Ghazni is covered by bare terrain (42%), artificial surfaces (35%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (74%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

236 m

bare terrain 42%

16 km

982 m

bare terrain 74%

80 km

2,840 m

bare terrain 71%

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Spring weather nearby: Baraki Barak 67 km · Gardez 75 km · Paghmān 125 km · Kabul 129 km · Khōst 141 km · Bāmyān 151 km · Istālif 154 km · Charikar 176 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 Ghazni (33.5539°, 68.421°, elevation 2,179 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.