Qarqīn weather in November

In November, Qarqīn sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 4.1 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of November to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Qarqīn's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qarqīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 20 mm; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 6:52 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 2.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; 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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical November day in Qarqīn reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 8°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

	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)	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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

How November really feels in Qarqīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Qarqīn weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 6th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	59
Cloudier (%)	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	41

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	59	41

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Qarqīn gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 4.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

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

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November 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	29	30
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	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
29	100
30	100

Wind in November

Winds average 11 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of November to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 4:44 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)	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:06
Sunset (PM)	5:02	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:47	4:47	4:46	4:46	4:45	4:45	4:45	4:44	4:44	4:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	6:37	5:02
2	10.4	6:38	5:01
3	10.4	6:39	5:00
4	10.3	6:40	4:59
5	10.3	6:41	4:58
6	10.3	6:42	4:57
7	10.2	6:43	4:56
8	10.2	6:44	4:56
9	10.2	6:45	4:55
10	10.1	6:46	4:54
11	10.1	6:47	4:53
12	10.1	6:48	4:52
13	10.0	6:49	4:52
14	10.0	6:50	4:51
15	10.0	6:51	4:50
16	10.0	6:52	4:50
17	9.9	6:54	4:49
18	9.9	6:55	4:49
19	9.9	6:56	4:48
20	9.8	6:57	4:47
21	9.8	6:58	4:47
22	9.8	6:59	4:47
23	9.8	7:00	4:46
24	9.8	7:01	4:46
25	9.7	7:02	4:45
26	9.7	7:03	4:45
27	9.7	7:04	4:45
28	9.7	7:05	4:44
29	9.6	7:05	4:44
30	9.6	7:06	4:44

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 2.87 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 — November's 2.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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)	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
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	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.6	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Qarqīn

In seasonPeak

None of Qarqīn's seasonal hazards are active in November. 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 November a good time to visit Qarqīn?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Qarqīn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Qarqīn in November

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

In November, Qarqīn sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Qarqīn in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 3. 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 November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November 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

← October Qarqīn year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November 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	22	9
2	22	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	20	9
7	20	8
8	20	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	17	7
16	17	6
17	17	6
18	17	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	15	5
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	15	5
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	14	4
29	14	4
30	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	59	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	0
2	9	0
3	9	0
4	9	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	10	0
10	11	0
11	11	0
12	11	0
13	12	0
14	12	0
15	13	0
16	13	0
17	14	0
18	14	1
19	15	1
20	15	1
21	16	1
22	16	1
23	17	1
24	17	1
25	17	1
26	17	1
27	17	2
28	17	2
29	17	2
30	17	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
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	59	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	0
2	9	0
3	9	0
4	9	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	10	0
10	11	0
11	11	0
12	11	0
13	12	0
14	12	0
15	13	0
16	13	0
17	14	0
18	14	1
19	15	1
20	15	1
21	16	1
22	16	1
23	17	1
24	17	1
25	17	1
26	17	1
27	17	2
28	17	2
29	17	2
30	17	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
29	100
30	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	70	30
3	69	31
4	68	32
5	67	33
6	66	34
7	65	35
8	65	35
9	64	36
10	64	36
11	63	37
12	63	37
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	60	40
17	60	40
18	60	40
19	60	40
20	60	40
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	59	41
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	59	41

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	8	0
2	9	0
3	9	0
4	9	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	10	0
8	10	0
9	10	0
10	11	0
11	11	0
12	11	0
13	12	0
14	12	0
15	13	0
16	13	0
17	14	0
18	14	1
19	15	1
20	15	1
21	16	1
22	16	1
23	17	1
24	17	1
25	17	1
26	17	1
27	17	2
28	17	2
29	17	2
30	17	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
29	100
30	100