Qarāwul weather in April

In April, Qarāwul sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Qarāwul's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qarāwul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
7th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:26 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical April day in Qarāwul reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

10°20°30°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22311
32311
42312
52312
62412
72412
82412
92413
102513
112513
122513
132613
142614
152614
162614
172714
182714
192715
202715
212815
222815
232815
242816
252816
262916
272916
282916
292916
302917

How April really feels in Qarāwul

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

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

Qarāwul weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 316.71.69.72.4
Feb13° / 457.82.110.63.5
Mar19° / 528.80.611.76.1
Apr26° / 14°457.60.112.96.9
May33° / 19°254.70144.3
Jun38° / 24°51.4014.51.0
Jul41° / 26°10.2014.30.0
Aug38° / 23°00013.41.2
Sep33° / 18°10.3012.34.7
Oct26° / 12°71.50118.5
Nov17° / 275.20.3106.1
Dec11° / 285.41.29.53.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54951
64951
74951
84951
95050
105050
115050
125050
135149
145347
155347
165446
175545
185644
195743
205743
215743
225941
235941
245941
256040
265941
275941
285941
295941
305941

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Qarāwul gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
128
228
327
427
526
626
725
825
925
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2424
2524
2624
2723
2823
2922
3022

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194600
293700
391810
490910
5881110
6871210
7851320
8831520
9821620
10791731
11771931
12752041
13732241
14712351
15692551
16682651
17662761
18642961
19633061
20633061
21623170
22613270
23613270
24603370
25603370
26593380
27583480
28583480
29583480
30583480

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:496:10
212.45:476:11
312.45:466:12
412.55:446:13
512.55:436:14
612.65:416:15
712.65:406:16
812.65:386:17
912.75:376:17
1012.75:356:18
1112.85:346:19
1212.85:326:20
1312.85:316:21
1412.95:296:22
1512.95:286:23
1613.05:266:24
1713.05:256:25
1813.05:246:26
1913.15:226:26
2013.15:216:27
2113.15:206:28
2213.25:186:29
2313.25:176:30
2413.35:166:31
2513.35:146:32
2613.35:136:33
2713.45:126:34
2813.45:106:35
2913.45:096:36
3013.55:086:36

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Qarāwul

In seasonPeak

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

Qarāwul sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Qarāwul?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qarāwul in April

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

In April, Qarāwul sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qarāwul in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qarāwul peaks around May 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateMay 23UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Qarāwul in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Qarāwul is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1339 µg/m³Jan 1420 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr38Poor
May39Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qarāwul?

Qarāwul sits at 37.2°N, 68.8°E, 337 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Kolkhozobod, 42 km away.

Topography around Qarāwul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qarāwul has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 336 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,620 m.

The land around Qarāwul is covered by cropland (51%) and water (25%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
1,620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kolkhozobod 42 km · Moskovskiy 47 km · Kunduz 55 km · Vakhsh 55 km · Zarhalol 60 km · Farkhor 63 km · Ārt Khwājah 64 km · Khanabad 67 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 Qarāwul (37.2196°, 68.7802°, elevation 337 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).