Khān Neshīn in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Khān Neshīn sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 5 mm of rain over about 1 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early September to 21°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Khān Neshīn's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Khān Neshīn's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
5 mm
1 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
5.9
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Khān Neshīn in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early September to 21°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Khān Neshīn reaches about 31°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Khān Neshīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 40 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
40
1 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Khān Neshīn 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 16310.26.8
Feb20° / 152.810.97.9
Mar26° / 12°132.811.87.9
Apr33° / 18°41.112.74.5
May39° / 23°10.213.51.0
Jun42° / 26°20.213.90.0
Jul43° / 28°00.113.80.0
Aug41° / 26°0013.10.1
Sep37° / 20°0012.22.3
Oct31° / 14°10.211.36.3
Nov24° / 40.810.59.0
Dec18° / 101.410.17.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Khān Neshīn gets around 5 mm of rain over 1 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 12 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min in early September to 10 h 12 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 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Khān Neshīn

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In fall, Khān Neshīn overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Khān Neshīn sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Is fall a good time to visit Khān Neshīn?

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.

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Khān Neshīn for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khān Neshīn in Fall

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

In fall, Khān Neshīn sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

light clothessun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Khān Neshīn in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Khān Neshīn peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 11UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khān Neshīn 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 Khān Neshīn is worst in August — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 25 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateAug 1178 µg/m³Nov 2325 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr41Poor
May48Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul76Unhealthy
Aug78Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct41Poor
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khān Neshīn?

Khān Neshīn sits at 30.5°N, 63.8°E, 642 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Lashkar Gāh, 129 km away.

Lashkar GāhKhāshGereshkZaranjKandahārZābolFarahZahedan

Topography around Khān Neshīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khān Neshīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 637 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m.

The land around Khān Neshīn is covered by cropland (68%) and bare terrain (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
278 m
80 km
724 m
croplandbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Lashkar Gāh 129 km · Khāsh 145 km · Gereshk 160 km · Zaranj 190 km · Kandahār 218 km · Zābol 226 km · Farah 258 km · Zahedan 305 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 Khān Neshīn (30.5488°, 63.7888°, elevation 642 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.