Mazār-e Sharīf weather in September

In September, Mazār-e Sharīf sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of September to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Mazār-e Sharīf's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mazār-e Sharīf's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 15°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 5:49 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover: 4%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

Mazār-e Sharīf is capital of Balkh, Afghanistan.

Density: 6,305/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical September day in Mazār-e Sharīf reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 5°C cooler than August and about 7°C warmer than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	31	17
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	30	16
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	29	15
20	29	15
21	29	15
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	27	13
29	27	13
30	27	13

How September really feels in Mazār-e Sharīf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 4 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Mazār-e Sharīf weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 1°	34	7.4	2.2	9.8	2.2
Feb	12° / 2°	40	8	2.2	10.6	3.2
Mar	17° / 7°	47	8.8	0.7	11.7	5.7
Apr	24° / 13°	34	5.9	0	12.9	7.5
May	30° / 17°	13	2.7	0	13.9	6.0
Jun	35° / 21°	1	0.2	0	14.5	3.2
Jul	37° / 23°	0	0.1	0	14.3	2.3
Aug	35° / 20°	0	0	0	13.4	3.8
Sep	30° / 15°	1	0.2	0	12.2	7.0
Oct	23° / 10°	4	1.1	0	11.1	9.0
Nov	16° / 5°	23	5.2	0.5	10	5.7
Dec	11° / 2°	25	5.6	1.5	9.5	3.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in September.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	96	96	96	96
Cloudier (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Mazār-e Sharīf gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 66 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 5:41 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:41

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:37	6:26
2	12.8	5:37	6:24
3	12.7	5:38	6:23
4	12.7	5:39	6:21
5	12.7	5:40	6:20
6	12.6	5:41	6:18
7	12.6	5:42	6:17
8	12.5	5:42	6:15
9	12.5	5:43	6:14
10	12.5	5:44	6:12
11	12.4	5:45	6:11
12	12.4	5:46	6:09
13	12.4	5:46	6:08
14	12.3	5:47	6:06
15	12.3	5:48	6:04
16	12.2	5:49	6:03
17	12.2	5:50	6:01
18	12.2	5:51	6:00
19	12.1	5:51	5:58
20	12.1	5:52	5:56
21	12.0	5:53	5:55
22	12.0	5:54	5:53
23	11.9	5:55	5:52
24	11.9	5:56	5:50
25	11.9	5:56	5:49
26	11.8	5:57	5:47
27	11.8	5:58	5:46
28	11.7	5:59	5:44
29	11.7	6:00	5:42
30	11.7	6:01	5:41

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.7	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.4	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.2	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Mazār-e Sharīf

In seasonPeak

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

Mazār-e Sharīf sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust

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May

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Jul

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Mazār-e Sharīf?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

9.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

September is one of the better times to visit Mazār-e Sharīf for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mazār-e Sharīf in September

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

In September, Mazār-e Sharīf sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mazār-e Sharīf in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mazār-e Sharīf peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	9	10	10	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Mazār-e Sharīf 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 Mazār-e Sharīf is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	25	32	35	33	25	26	24	28	27	27	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	35	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mazār-e Sharīf?

Mazār-e Sharīf sits at 36.7°N, 67.1°E, 361 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Balkh, 20 km away.

Topography around Mazār-e Sharīf

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mazār-e Sharīf.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mazār-e Sharīf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 367 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,133 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,457 m.

The land around Mazār-e Sharīf is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

65 m

artificial surfaces 90%

16 km

1,133 m

bare terrain 50%

80 km

2,457 m

bare terrain 63%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← August Mazār-e Sharīf year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Balkh 20 km · Khulm 52 km · Termez 59 km · Aībak 95 km · Sang-e Chārak 113 km · Sar-e Pul 119 km · Shibirghān 121 km · Qarqīn 123 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 Mazār-e Sharīf (36.709°, 67.1109°, elevation 361 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	31	17
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	30	16
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	29	15
20	29	15
21	29	15
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	27	13
29	27	13
30	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	31	17
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	30	16
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	29	15
20	29	15
21	29	15
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	27	13
29	27	13
30	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	32	17
5	32	17
6	32	17
7	32	17
8	31	17
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	30	16
15	30	15
16	30	15
17	30	15
18	30	15
19	29	15
20	29	15
21	29	15
22	29	14
23	29	14
24	28	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	27	13
29	27	13
30	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1