Kunduz weather in June

In June, Kunduz sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kunduz's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kunduz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:40 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
17%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Kunduz is city in northern Afghanistan.

Founded
~328 BCE

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kunduz reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 6°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Kunduz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kunduz weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°448.12.89.81.8
Feb11° / 599310.62.9
Mar18° / 7610.60.811.75.5
Apr24° / 12°7610.20.112.96.8
May30° / 17°456.2013.95.4
Jun36° / 21°41.3014.52.4
Jul39° / 23°10.1014.31.0
Aug37° / 22°00.1013.42.2
Sep32° / 17°30.6012.25.5
Oct25° / 11°122.1011.18.6
Nov16° / 426.50.7105.6
Dec10° / 376.61.79.52.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28614
38713
48812
58812
69010
79010
8919
9928
10928
11937
12937
13946
14946
15955
16955
17955
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21964
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24973
25973
26973
27973
28973
29982
30991

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kunduz gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
110
29
39
48
57
67
77
86
96
105
115
125
134
144
154
164
174
183
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
175178
277167
377167
478166
578166
678166
779165
880155
981154
1081154
1183143
1284133
1385132
1486122
1586122
1688111
1789101
1889101
199091
209091
219082
229082
239082
249172
259172
269172
279172
289172
299172
309271

Wind in June

Winds average 8 km/h in June.

Across June, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of June to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:427:02
214.34:427:02
314.44:427:03
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514.44:417:04
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — June's 7.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.7Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kunduz

In seasonPeak

In June, Kunduz sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kunduz sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Kunduz?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kunduz.

What to pack for Kunduz in June

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

In June, Kunduz sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kunduz in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kunduz peaks around May 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateMay 23UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kunduz in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kunduz is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Jan 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kunduz?

Kunduz sits at 36.7°N, 68.9°E, 402 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Khanabad, 23 km away.

NahrīnPul-e KhumrīAībak

Topography around Kunduz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kunduz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 395 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,941 m.

The land around Kunduz is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), cropland (25%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
3,941 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Khanabad 23 km · Qarāwul 55 km · Taloqan 60 km · Baghlān 68 km · Ārt Khwājah 68 km · Nahrīn 78 km · Pul-e Khumrī 88 km · Aībak 91 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 Kunduz (36.7289°, 68.857°, elevation 402 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).