Lashkar Gāh in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Lashkar Gāh sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 73 mm of rain over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Lashkar Gāh's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lashkar Gāh's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 16°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 4°C
- Rainfall
- 73 mm
- 12 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.4
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Lashkar Gāh in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.
A typical winter day in Lashkar Gāh reaches about 16°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Lashkar Gāh
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Lashkar Gāh weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| 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 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Lashkar Gāh gets around 73 mm of rain over 12 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.9 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Lashkar Gāh
None of Lashkar Gāh's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Lashkar Gāh sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.
Is winter a good time to visit Lashkar Gāh?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Lashkar Gāh for sightseeing.
What to pack for Lashkar Gāh in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Lashkar Gāh sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.
UV index in Lashkar Gāh in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.
| 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 |
Air quality in Lashkar Gāh in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).
| 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 |
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.