Maymana weather in August

In August, Maymana sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Maymana's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maymana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:34 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
3%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Maymana is capital of Faryab Province, northwest Afghanistan.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical August day in Maymana reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Maymana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 10 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
10
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Maymana weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°478.85.59.81.1
Feb / -2°609.7510.61.9
Mar15° / 8111.92.811.74.2
Apr21° / 659.90.412.96.5
May26° / 12°294.9013.97.8
Jun31° / 16°20.5014.46.1
Jul33° / 19°10.1014.25.0
Aug31° / 17°00013.46.1
Sep27° / 12°10.2012.28.9
Oct21° / 61.7011.18.6
Nov14° / 305.61.410.15.0
Dec / -2°366.63.79.62.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Maymana gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:227:12
213.85:237:11
313.85:237:10
413.85:247:09
513.75:257:08
613.75:267:07
713.75:267:06
813.65:277:05
913.65:287:04
1013.65:297:03
1113.55:307:02
1213.55:317:01
1313.55:317:00
1413.45:326:59
1513.45:336:57
1613.45:346:56
1713.35:356:55
1813.35:356:54
1913.35:366:52
2013.25:376:51
2113.25:386:50
2213.25:396:48
2313.15:396:47
2413.15:406:46
2513.15:416:44
2613.05:426:43
2713.05:436:42
2812.95:436:40
2912.95:446:39
3012.95:456:37
3112.85:466:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
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87.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Maymana?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Maymana for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Maymana in August

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

In August, Maymana sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Maymana in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Maymana peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 11UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Maymana in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Maymana is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2329 µg/m³Jan 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maymana?

Maymana sits at 35.9°N, 64.8°E, 877 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Ghormach, 93 km away.

GhormachSar-e PulAndkhoyShibirghānSang-e ChārakQarqīnShahrakBalkh

Topography around Maymana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maymana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 879 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,187 m.

The land around Maymana is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), bare terrain (34%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
178 m
16 km
980 m
80 km
3,187 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Ghormach 93 km · Sar-e Pul 108 km · Andkhoy 119 km · Shibirghān 120 km · Sang-e Chārak 149 km · Qarqīn 201 km · Shahrak 206 km · Balkh 211 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 Maymana (35.9214°, 64.7836°, elevation 877 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).