Kandahār weather in October

In October, Kandahār sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kandahār's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kandahār's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:16 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 5%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Kandahār is city in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Density: 654/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Kandahār reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 6°C cooler than September and about 7°C warmer than November.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	15
2	32	15
3	32	15
4	31	15
5	31	14
6	31	14
7	31	14
8	30	14
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	12
14	29	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	27	11
21	27	11
22	27	11
23	27	11
24	27	10
25	26	10
26	26	10
27	26	10
28	26	10
29	26	10
30	25	9
31	25	9

How October really feels in Kandahār

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 1 day 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Kandahār weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 1°	42	5.5	10.2	4.5
Feb	16° / 3°	48	5.7	10.8	5.7
Mar	22° / 8°	45	5.7	11.8	7.6
Apr	29° / 14°	13	2.7	12.8	6.8
May	35° / 19°	2	0.3	13.6	3.1
Jun	39° / 23°	2	0.1	14	0.5
Jul	41° / 26°	2	0.3	13.9	0.0
Aug	39° / 24°	0	0.1	13.2	0.6
Sep	35° / 18°	0	0	12.2	3.7
Oct	28° / 12°	1	0.2	11.2	8.0
Nov	21° / 6°	9	1.4	10.4	8.6
Dec	16° / 2°	22	2.4	10	6.3

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	95	95	95	94	94	94	92	92
Cloudier (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	92	8
31	92	8

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kandahār gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

	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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	3

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October 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	29	30	31
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	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:14 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28
Sunset (PM)	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:37	5:36	5:34	5:33	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:19	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:05	5:47
2	11.7	6:06	5:46
3	11.6	6:07	5:44
4	11.6	6:07	5:43
5	11.6	6:08	5:42
6	11.5	6:09	5:41
7	11.5	6:09	5:39
8	11.5	6:10	5:38
9	11.4	6:11	5:37
10	11.4	6:11	5:36
11	11.4	6:12	5:34
12	11.3	6:13	5:33
13	11.3	6:14	5:32
14	11.3	6:14	5:31
15	11.2	6:15	5:30
16	11.2	6:16	5:29
17	11.2	6:17	5:27
18	11.1	6:17	5:26
19	11.1	6:18	5:25
20	11.1	6:19	5:24
21	11.1	6:20	5:23
22	11.0	6:20	5:22
23	11.0	6:21	5:21
24	11.0	6:22	5:20
25	10.9	6:23	5:19
26	10.9	6:24	5:18
27	10.9	6:24	5:17
28	10.8	6:25	5:16
29	10.8	6:26	5:15
30	10.8	6:27	5:14
31	10.8	6:28	5:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.54 kWh/m² to a high of 8.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 5.38 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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7
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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kandahār

In seasonPeak

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

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

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Is October a good time to visit Kandahār?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

9.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Kandahār for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kandahār in October

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

In October, Kandahār sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Kandahār in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kandahār peaks around June 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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)	4	6	7	8	9	12	11	11	10	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Kandahār in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kandahār is worst in July — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 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)	17	20	22	25	26	20	34	30	26	22	14	15
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	15	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kandahār?

Kandahār sits at 31.6°N, 65.7°E, 1,007 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Gereshk, 110 km away.

Topography around Kandahār

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kandahār has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,010 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,877 m.

The land around Kandahār is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (46%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

56 m

artificial surfaces 60%

16 km

809 m

bare terrain 46%

80 km

1,877 m

bare terrain 89%

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← September Kandahār year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Gereshk 110 km · Lashkar Gāh 127 km · Quetta 201 km · Khān Neshīn 218 km · Nīlī 238 km · Khāsh 277 km · Shahrak 307 km · Ghazni 333 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 Kandahār (31.6133°, 65.7101°, elevation 1,007 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	32	15
2	32	15
3	32	15
4	31	15
5	31	14
6	31	14
7	31	14
8	30	14
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	12
14	29	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	27	11
21	27	11
22	27	11
23	27	11
24	27	10
25	26	10
26	26	10
27	26	10
28	26	10
29	26	10
30	25	9
31	25	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	3

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	15
2	32	15
3	32	15
4	31	15
5	31	14
6	31	14
7	31	14
8	30	14
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	12
14	29	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	27	11
21	27	11
22	27	11
23	27	11
24	27	10
25	26	10
26	26	10
27	26	10
28	26	10
29	26	10
30	25	9
31	25	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	3

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	15
2	32	15
3	32	15
4	31	15
5	31	14
6	31	14
7	31	14
8	30	14
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	29	13
12	29	13
13	29	12
14	29	12
15	28	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	11
19	28	11
20	27	11
21	27	11
22	27	11
23	27	11
24	27	10
25	26	10
26	26	10
27	26	10
28	26	10
29	26	10
30	25	9
31	25	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
9	1
10	1
11	1
12	1
13	1
14	1
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2
31	3

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100