Khulm weather in August

In August, Khulm sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Khulm's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khulm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
4%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Khulm is city in Afghanistan.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Khulm reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Khulm

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Khulm weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 378.41.99.81.8
Feb11° / 489.52.410.62.7
Mar17° / 6010.90.511.75.2
Apr24° / 13°559.3012.96.9
May30° / 18°275.2013.95.8
Jun36° / 22°30.6014.53.0
Jul38° / 24°10.2014.31.8
Aug36° / 22°00.1013.43.0
Sep31° / 17°20.4012.26.3
Oct23° / 11°81.9011.18.7
Nov15° / 336.70.4105.2
Dec10° / 296.41.39.52.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
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5982
6982
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khulm gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:087:02
213.95:097:01
313.85:107:00
413.85:116:59
513.85:126:58
613.75:136:57
713.75:136:56
813.75:146:55
913.65:156:54
1013.65:166:53
1113.65:176:52
1213.55:186:51
1313.55:186:49
1413.55:196:48
1513.45:206:47
1613.45:216:46
1713.45:226:44
1813.35:236:43
1913.35:236:42
2013.35:246:41
2113.25:256:39
2213.25:266:38
2313.25:276:36
2413.15:286:35
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2613.05:296:32
2713.05:306:31
2813.05:316:29
2912.95:326:28
3012.95:336:27
3112.95:336:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.5Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Khulm

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Oct
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Is August a good time to visit Khulm?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khulm. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khulm in August

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

In August, Khulm sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khulm in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Khulm peaks around June 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Khulm in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Khulm is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2134 µg/m³Jan 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khulm?

Khulm sits at 36.7°N, 67.7°E, 445 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Mazār-e Sharīf, 52 km away.

ZarhalolKunduzBaghlānQarāwul

Topography around Khulm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khulm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m around an average of 467 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,994 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,552 m.

The land around Khulm is covered by bare terrain (46%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (68%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
224 m
16 km
1,994 m
80 km
2,552 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mazār-e Sharīf 52 km · Aībak 56 km · Termez 69 km · Balkh 72 km · Zarhalol 95 km · Kunduz 103 km · Baghlān 110 km · Qarāwul 112 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 Khulm (36.6974°, 67.6983°, elevation 445 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).