Climate and average weather in Lashkar Gāh
In Lashkar Gāh, the summers are sweltering, dry, and clear and the winters are cool and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Lashkar Gāh typically varies from 3°C to 43°C, and is rarely below -3°C or above 46°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Lashkar Gāh for warm-weather activities are from late February to early April and mid October to mid December.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 43°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 3°
- Wettest
- Feb
- 30 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 116 mm
- 19 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.9–14.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 786 m
- 31.6°N
- Clearest
- Sep
- 1% cloud
Lashkar Gāh is capital of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Lashkar Gāh weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid October to mid December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Lashkar Gāh, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.4 months, from May 6 to September 17, with daily high temperatures above 36°C. The hottest month of the year in Lashkar Gāh is July, with an average high of 43°C and low of 28°C.
The cool season lasts 3.1 months, from November 25 to February 27, with daily high temperatures below 20°C. The coldest month of the year in Lashkar Gāh is January, with an average low of 3°C and high of 15°C.
Days typically run about 15°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 17°C) in September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | 3 |
| Feb | 18 | 5 |
| Mar | 24 | 10 |
| Apr | 31 | 16 |
| May | 37 | 22 |
| Jun | 41 | 26 |
| Jul | 43 | 28 |
| Aug | 41 | 25 |
| Sep | 36 | 19 |
| Oct | 30 | 13 |
| Nov | 23 | 8 |
| Dec | 17 | 3 |
How hot and cold Lashkar Gāh really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Lashkar Gāh feels like about 43°C (around July 6). About 171 days a year carry some heat stress, and 95 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in July.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -1°C (around January 8), with roughly 29 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 0°C), worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 17 |
| Air high (°C) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 17 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| Air low (°C) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb | 18 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| Mar | 24 | 24 | 9 | 10 |
| Apr | 31 | 31 | 16 | 16 |
| May | 37 | 37 | 22 | 22 |
| Jun | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 |
| Jul | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 |
| Aug | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 |
| Sep | 36 | 36 | 19 | 19 |
| Oct | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 |
| Nov | 23 | 23 | 6 | 8 |
| Dec | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
Average hourly temperature in Lashkar Gāh
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 43°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 3°C.
Lashkar Gāh weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15° / 3° | 29 | 4.8 | 10.2 | 5.4 |
| Feb | 18° / 5° | 30 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 6.7 |
| Mar | 24° / 10° | 28 | 4.3 | 11.8 | 8.0 |
| Apr | 31° / 16° | 7 | 1.5 | 12.8 | 5.5 |
| May | 37° / 22° | 1 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 41° / 26° | 1 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 43° / 28° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 41° / 25° | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 36° / 19° | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 2.8 |
| Oct | 30° / 13° | 1 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 7.1 |
| Nov | 23° / 8° | 6 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 8.8 |
| Dec | 17° / 3° | 13 | 2.3 | 10 | 7.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Lashkar Gāh gets about 116 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from around Dec 1 to Apr 15, peaking in January at about 18% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around May 24.
February is the wettest month by volume, with 30 mm over about 5 wet days; August is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 15 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Rain days | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | 5 |
| Feb | 17 | 5 |
| Mar | 14 | 4 |
| Apr | 5 | 2 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 4 | 1 |
| Dec | 8 | 2 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Lashkar Gāh collects about 116 mm of rain across 19 wet days — roughly 10 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. February is the wettest month with 30 mm, while August is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 75% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Rain days | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 5 |
| Feb | 30 | 5 |
| Mar | 28 | 4 |
| Apr | 7 | 2 |
| May | 1 | 0 |
| Jun | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 6 | 1 |
| Dec | 13 | 2 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Lashkar Gāh, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 4 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around November 13. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 14 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around May 3. The cloudiest month is March, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 28% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 74 | 73 | 72 | 79 | 92 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 97 | 87 | 81 |
| Cloudier (%) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 26 |
| Feb | 73 | 27 |
| Mar | 72 | 28 |
| Apr | 79 | 21 |
| May | 92 | 8 |
| Jun | 99 | 1 |
| Jul | 99 | 1 |
| Aug | 99 | 1 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 97 | 3 |
| Nov | 87 | 13 |
| Dec | 81 | 19 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 17, brings about 14 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around December 17, only 9 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:17 | 7:02 | 6:29 | 5:50 | 5:21 | 5:11 | 5:22 | 5:42 | 6:01 | 6:21 | 6:47 | 7:10 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:26 | 5:53 | 6:15 | 6:36 | 6:57 | 7:14 | 7:14 | 6:52 | 6:13 | 5:34 | 5:09 | 5:07 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 | 7:17 | 5:26 |
| Feb | 10.8 | 7:02 | 5:53 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:29 | 6:15 |
| Apr | 12.8 | 5:50 | 6:36 |
| May | 13.6 | 5:21 | 6:57 |
| Jun | 14.0 | 5:11 | 7:14 |
| Jul | 13.9 | 5:22 | 7:14 |
| Aug | 13.2 | 5:42 | 6:52 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:01 | 6:13 |
| Oct | 11.2 | 6:21 | 5:34 |
| Nov | 10.4 | 6:47 | 5:09 |
| Dec | 10.0 | 7:10 | 5:07 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Lashkar Gāh averages about 25 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 18 and 30 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.9 months, from around May 13 to Nov 9. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 30 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is March, down near 18 sunny days — about 39% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 22 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Bright |
| Feb | 17 | Bright |
| Mar | 19 | Bright |
| Apr | 20 | Bright |
| May | 26 | Brilliant |
| Jun | 29 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 30 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 30 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 30 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 29 | Brilliant |
| Nov | 24 | Brilliant |
| Dec | 22 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Lashkar Gāh, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in July, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 2% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 98 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 98 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Lashkar Gāh is typically calm, near 10 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.8 months, from around Jan 25 to Aug 18. The windiest month is May, averaging about 13 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Aug 19 to Jan 24, with November the calmest month at about 8 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | calm |
| Feb | 11 | calm |
| Mar | 11 | calm |
| Apr | 11 | calm |
| May | 13 | light breeze |
| Jun | 12 | light breeze |
| Jul | 11 | calm |
| Aug | 10 | calm |
| Sep | 9 | calm |
| Oct | 8 | calm |
| Nov | 8 | calm |
| Dec | 8 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Lashkar Gāh
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Lashkar Gāh sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.
Best time to visit Lashkar Gāh
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Lashkar Gāh throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early December, Lashkar Gāh is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Lashkar Gāh for general outdoor tourist activities run from late February to early April and again from mid October to mid December, with a peak score in the second week of November.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 7.0 |
| Rating | fair | good | ideal | good | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | good | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 | fair |
| Feb | 6.7 | good |
| Mar | 7.9 | ideal |
| Apr | 5.5 | good |
| May | 1.8 | poor |
| Jun | 0.0 | poor |
| Jul | 0.0 | poor |
| Aug | 0.2 | poor |
| Sep | 2.8 | poor |
| Oct | 7.0 | good |
| Nov | 8.7 | ideal |
| Dec | 7.0 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Lashkar Gāh for hot-weather activities run from late March to late April and again from late September to mid November, with a peak score in the third week of October.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Lashkar Gāh, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 43°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 15°C), pack a warm layer.
In July, Lashkar Gāh sees daytime highs around 43°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Lashkar Gāh by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lashkar Gāh peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | 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 | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 7 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Lashkar Gāh
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 3 | 5 | 6.5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8.5 | 7 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 0 |
| Feb | 5 | 0 |
| Mar | 6.5 | 3 |
| Apr | 7 | 4 |
| May | 8 | 5 |
| Jun | 9 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 9 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 6 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 3.5 | 0 |
| Dec | 1 | 0 |
Air quality in Lashkar Gāh by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Lashkar Gāh is worst in August — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 19 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) | 19 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 33 | 50 | 51 | 43 | 34 | 20 | 19 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | Moderate |
| Feb | 24 | Moderate |
| Mar | 27 | Moderate |
| Apr | 34 | Moderate |
| May | 39 | Poor |
| Jun | 33 | Moderate |
| Jul | 50 | Poor |
| Aug | 51 | Poor |
| Sep | 43 | Poor |
| Oct | 34 | Moderate |
| Nov | 20 | Moderate |
| Dec | 19 | Moderate |
Growing season
Lashkar Gāh is mild enough that a frost-free day stays more likely than not even in midwinter. Nights are reliably above freezing from about February 20 to November 30 (284 days); outside that window a hard frost is an occasional risk.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 74 | 87 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 79 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 | 31 |
| Feb | 87 | 20 |
| Mar | 99 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 97 | 0 |
| Dec | 79 | 31 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Lashkar Gāh banks about 4,505 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 0 | 39 | 218 | 412 | 603 | 704 | 777 | 704 | 527 | 356 | 152 | 14 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 39 |
| Mar | 218 |
| Apr | 412 |
| May | 603 |
| Jun | 704 |
| Jul | 777 |
| Aug | 704 |
| Sep | 527 |
| Oct | 356 |
| Nov | 152 |
| Dec | 14 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Lashkar Gāh receives about 6.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.5 and 8.2 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.3 months, from around Mar 21 to Sep 27. The brightest month is June, averaging about 8.1 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.5 kWh/m² — roughly 57% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.7 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 7.2 | Intense |
| May | 8.0 | Intense |
| Jun | 8.2 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.9 | Intense |
| Aug | 7.4 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.5 | Intense |
| Oct | 5.3 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.1 | Bright |
| Dec | 3.5 | Moderate |
Where is Lashkar Gāh?
Lashkar Gāh sits at 31.6°N, 64.4°E, 786 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Gereshk, 31 km away.
Topography around Lashkar Gāh
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lashkar Gāh.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Lashkar Gāh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 783 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,169 m.
The land around Lashkar Gāh is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), cropland (27%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (82%) 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 Lashkar Gāh (31.5938°, 64.3716°, elevation 786 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).