Lashkar Gāh weather in September

In September, Lashkar Gāh sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Lashkar Gāh's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lashkar Gāh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:01 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
1%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Lashkar Gāh is capital of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Lashkar Gāh reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 17°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, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 6°C warmer than October.

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How September really feels in Lashkar Gāh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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 September is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Lashkar Gāh weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 294.810.25.4
Feb18° / 304.710.86.7
Mar24° / 10°284.311.88.0
Apr31° / 16°71.512.85.5
May37° / 22°10.113.61.7
Jun41° / 26°10.1140.0
Jul43° / 28°00.113.90.0
Aug41° / 25°0013.20.1
Sep36° / 19°0012.22.8
Oct30° / 13°10.311.27.1
Nov23° / 61.110.48.8
Dec17° / 132.3107.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in September, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Lashkar Gāh gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in September. 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 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in September

Winds average 9 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:526:33
212.65:536:31
312.65:536:30
412.65:546:29
512.55:546:27
612.55:556:26
712.55:566:25
812.55:566:23
912.45:576:22
1012.45:576:21
1112.45:586:19
1212.35:596:18
1312.35:596:17
1412.36:006:15
1512.26:016:14
1612.26:016:13
1712.26:026:11
1812.16:026:10
1912.16:036:08
2012.16:046:07
2112.06:046:06
2212.06:056:04
2312.06:056:03
2411.96:066:02
2511.96:076:00
2611.96:075:59
2711.86:085:58
2811.86:095:56
2911.86:095:55
3011.76:105:54

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — September's 6.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.8Intense
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86.8Intense
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296.0Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Lashkar Gāh

In seasonPeak

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

Lashkar Gāh sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

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Is September a good time to visit Lashkar Gāh?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lashkar Gāh. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lashkar Gāh in September

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

In September, Lashkar Gāh sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lashkar Gāh in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 23UV 12Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Lashkar Gāh in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateAug 1050 µg/m³Dec 1719 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May39Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul50Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

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.

KandahārKhān NeshīnKhāshFarahZaranjShahrakZābol

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.

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28 m
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180 m
80 km
1,169 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Gereshk 31 km · Kandahār 127 km · Khān Neshīn 129 km · Khāsh 150 km · Farah 230 km · Zaranj 249 km · Shahrak 280 km · Zābol 280 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 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).