Qarqīn weather in February

In February, Qarqīn sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Qarqīn's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qarqīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 41 mm; 7.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:03 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 12th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Qarqīn is human settlement in Afghanistan.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical February day in Qarqīn reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How February really feels in Qarqīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 14 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 February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Qarqīn weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 2°	28	6.6	1.6	9.7	2.7
Feb	13° / 4°	41	7.4	1.3	10.6	3.8
Mar	19° / 8°	46	8.2	0.3	11.7	6.3
Apr	26° / 14°	34	5.6	0	12.9	7.2
May	33° / 19°	17	3.4	0	14	4.5
Jun	38° / 23°	2	0.6	0	14.5	1.4
Jul	40° / 24°	1	0.1	0	14.3	0.3
Aug	38° / 22°	0	0	0	13.4	1.6
Sep	33° / 17°	0	0.1	0	12.3	5.2
Oct	25° / 12°	4	1	0	11	8.8
Nov	18° / 7°	20	4.1	0.2	10	6.5
Dec	12° / 3°	24	4.8	0.9	9.5	3.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	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
Clearer (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	44	44	44	44	44	46	46	46	46	46
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	56	56	56	56	56	54	54	54	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Qarqīn gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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
Rain chance (%)	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	25
Snow chance (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% 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
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:16 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:51 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
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:16	5:22
2	10.1	7:16	5:23
3	10.2	7:15	5:24
4	10.2	7:14	5:26
5	10.2	7:13	5:27
6	10.3	7:12	5:28
7	10.3	7:11	5:29
8	10.3	7:10	5:30
9	10.4	7:10	5:31
10	10.4	7:09	5:32
11	10.4	7:08	5:33
12	10.5	7:07	5:34
13	10.5	7:06	5:35
14	10.5	7:04	5:36
15	10.6	7:03	5:37
16	10.6	7:02	5:39
17	10.6	7:01	5:40
18	10.7	7:00	5:41
19	10.7	6:59	5:42
20	10.8	6:58	5:43
21	10.8	6:56	5:44
22	10.8	6:55	5:45
23	10.9	6:54	5:46
24	10.9	6:53	5:47
25	10.9	6:51	5:48
26	11.0	6:50	5:49
27	11.0	6:49	5:50
28	11.1	6:47	5:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.4 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.4	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Qarqīn

In seasonPeak

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

Qarqīn sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Qarqīn?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qarqīn.

What to pack for Qarqīn in February

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

In February, Qarqīn sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Qarqīn in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks 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 Qarqīn peaks around June 19 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	6	9	9	9	8	7	4	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Qarqīn in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Qarqīn is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), 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	23	32	34	31	25	26	24	27	26	25	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Qarqīn?

Qarqīn sits at 37.4°N, 66.0°E, 263 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Magdanly, 44 km away.

Topography around Qarqīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qarqīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,880 m.

The land around Qarqīn is covered by cropland (42%), water (22%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (53%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

11 m

cropland 42%

16 km

195 m

bare terrain 53%

80 km

2,880 m

bare terrain 50%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Qarqīn year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Magdanly 44 km · Kerki 87 km · Shibirghān 87 km · Andkhoy 97 km · Balkh 106 km · Termez 111 km · Mazār-e Sharīf 123 km · Halaç 126 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 Qarqīn (37.4185°, 66.0436°, elevation 263 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	12	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	13	3
15	13	3
16	13	4
17	13	4
18	13	4
19	13	4
20	14	4
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	44	56
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	44	56
7	44	56
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	45	55
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	46	54
27	46	54
28	46	54

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100