Mehtar Lām in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Mehtar Lām sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 139 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Mehtar Lām's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mehtar Lām's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 139 mm; 25 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 6.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Mehtar Lām in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Mehtar Lām reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Mehtar Lām

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mehtar Lām weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / -2°	33	5.2	4.3	9.9	1.9
Feb	10° / -0°	54	7.7	5.6	10.7	2.5
Mar	15° / 5°	59	8.7	5.2	11.7	5.0
Apr	22° / 10°	53	8.5	1.9	12.8	7.0
May	28° / 15°	26	7.6	0	13.8	6.5
Jun	32° / 19°	9	2.8	0	14.3	5.0
Jul	32° / 21°	38	6.7	0	14.1	4.5
Aug	31° / 20°	30	7.3	0	13.3	5.3
Sep	29° / 17°	8	1.8	0	12.2	7.7
Oct	23° / 11°	10	1.9	0.2	11.1	8.8
Nov	17° / 4°	17	3.1	1.6	10.2	6.5
Dec	11° / -0°	16	3.2	2.6	9.7	3.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Mehtar Lām gets around 139 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Mehtar Lām?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Mehtar Lām for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mehtar Lām in Spring

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

In spring, Mehtar Lām sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mehtar Lām in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Mehtar Lām peaks around June 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	8	8	11	11	11	10	9	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Mehtar Lām in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mehtar Lām is worst in July — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 21 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)	25	25	25	23	25	30	34	32	25	21	22	24
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	23	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mehtar Lām?

Mehtar Lām sits at 34.7°N, 70.2°E, 795 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Jalālābād, 35 km away.

Topography around Mehtar Lām

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mehtar Lām has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,032 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,573 m.

The land around Mehtar Lām is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (39%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

134 m

cropland 56%

16 km

2,032 m

bare terrain 59%

80 km

4,573 m

bare terrain 39%

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Spring weather nearby: Jalālābād 35 km · Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 76 km · Asadābād 89 km · Bāzārak 95 km · Kabul 96 km · Jabal os Saraj 102 km · Charikar 102 km · Istālif 105 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 Mehtar Lām (34.6714°, 70.2094°, elevation 795 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.