Kunduz in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Kunduz sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain over about 2 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Kunduz's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kunduz's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 37°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 22°C
- Rainfall
- 6 mm
- 2 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 1.9
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Kunduz in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C.
A typical summer day in Kunduz reaches about 37°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Kunduz
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Kunduz weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9° / -1° | 44 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 11° / 1° | 59 | 9 | 3 | 10.6 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 18° / 7° | 76 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 5.5 |
| Apr | 24° / 12° | 76 | 10.2 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 6.8 |
| May | 30° / 17° | 45 | 6.2 | 0 | 13.9 | 5.4 |
| Jun | 36° / 21° | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 14.5 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 39° / 23° | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 14.3 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 37° / 22° | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 13.4 | 2.2 |
| Sep | 32° / 17° | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 12.2 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 25° / 11° | 12 | 2.1 | 0 | 11.1 | 8.6 |
| Nov | 16° / 5° | 42 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Dec | 10° / 1° | 37 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 9.5 | 2.6 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Kunduz gets around 6 mm of rain over 2 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 8 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min in early June to 12 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.6 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Kunduz
In summer, Kunduz overlaps 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.
Is summer a good time to visit Kunduz?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kunduz.
What to pack for Kunduz in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Kunduz sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index in Kunduz in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 5 | Moderate |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Air quality in Kunduz in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 22 | 24 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | Moderate |
| Feb | 24 | Moderate |
| Mar | 29 | Moderate |
| Apr | 37 | Poor |
| May | 37 | Poor |
| Jun | 31 | Moderate |
| Jul | 29 | Moderate |
| Aug | 27 | Moderate |
| Sep | 29 | Moderate |
| Oct | 29 | Moderate |
| Nov | 25 | Moderate |
| Dec | 24 | Moderate |
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.
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.
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 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.