Ghormach in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Ghormach sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 37 mm of precipitation over about 7 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early September to 12°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Ghormach's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ghormach's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
21°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
7°C
Precipitation
37 mm
7 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
7.5
best season of the year
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Ghormach in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 29°C in early September to 12°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Ghormach reaches about 21°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Ghormach

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
14
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ghormach weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°538.95.69.91.1
Feb / -2°6910.45.310.61.8
Mar15° / 8712.22.911.74.2
Apr21° / 609.30.512.96.6
May26° / 12°234.6013.97.9
Jun31° / 16°20.6014.46.2
Jul33° / 18°00.1014.25.2
Aug31° / 16°00013.46.2
Sep27° / 12°10.2012.28.8
Oct21° / 51.4011.18.7
Nov15° / 315.41.210.15.1
Dec / -2°407.23.39.62.2

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Ghormach gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 8 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early September to 9 h 48 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Ghormach

In seasonPeak

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

Ghormach sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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May
Jun
Jul
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Sep
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Is fall a good time to visit Ghormach?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is one of the better times to visit Ghormach for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ghormach in Fall

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

In fall, Ghormach sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Ghormach in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Ghormach peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 highModerateJul 14UV 11Jan 14UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ghormach in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ghormach is worst in July — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1732 µg/m³Jan 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ghormach?

Ghormach sits at 35.7°N, 63.8°E, 659 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Maymana, 93 km away.

MaymanaKarukhAndkhoyShahrakSar-e PulShibirghānHerātYolöten

Topography around Ghormach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghormach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 685 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,108 m.

The land around Ghormach is covered by bare terrain (38%), cropland (32%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
525 m
80 km
3,108 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Fall weather nearby: Maymana 93 km · Karukh 176 km · Andkhoy 181 km · Shahrak 187 km · Sar-e Pul 201 km · Shibirghān 205 km · Herāt 211 km · Yolöten 216 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 Ghormach (35.7306°, 63.7826°, elevation 659 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.