Rustāq weather in April

In April, Rustāq sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 133 mm of precipitation across 15.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Rustāq's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rustāq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
7th warmest
Overnight low
10°
7th coldest
Precipitation
133 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:22 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Rustāq is human settlement in Takhar Province, Afghanistan.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rustāq reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
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4187
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7198
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How April really feels in Rustāq

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.

Rustāq weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°579.26.89.70.2
Feb / -2°7610.76.610.61.2
Mar14° / 104143.911.73.7
Apr20° / 10°13315.20.912.95.6
May25° / 14°12414.70.1146.3
Jun30° / 18°427.1014.55.6
Jul33° / 20°61.4014.34.6
Aug32° / 19°30.6013.45.6
Sep28° / 14°50.8012.38.4
Oct21° / 234.30.2117.9
Nov14° / 527.92.4104.2
Dec / -2°478.14.79.51.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44357
54357
64357
74357
84357
94456
104456
114555
124654
134654
144753
154753
164852
175050
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245248
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265248
275347
285248
295248
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Rustāq gets around 133 mm of rain and snow over 15.2 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 50% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6495
7495
8495
9485
10485
11484
12484
13484
14483
15483
16483
17492
18492
19502
20512
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22521
23521
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25521
26521
27521
28531
29531
30531

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7982
8982
9982
10973
11973
12973
13964
14964
15964
16955
17955
18955
19946
20946
21937
22937
23928
24919
25919
269010
278911
288812
298713
308614

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 5:45 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:456:06
212.45:436:07
312.45:426:08
412.55:406:09
512.55:396:10
612.65:376:10
712.65:366:11
812.65:346:12
912.75:336:13
1012.75:316:14
1112.85:306:15
1212.85:286:16
1312.85:276:17
1412.95:256:18
1512.95:246:19
1613.05:226:19
1713.05:216:20
1813.05:206:21
1913.15:186:22
2013.15:176:23
2113.15:156:24
2213.25:146:25
2313.25:136:26
2413.35:116:27
2513.35:106:28
2613.35:096:29
2713.45:086:29
2813.45:066:30
2913.45:056:31
3013.55:046:32

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Rustāq

In seasonPeak

In April, Rustāq sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Rustāq's rainy season runs February–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Rustāq?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Rustāq for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rustāq in April

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

In April, Rustāq sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Rustāq in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rustāq peaks around May 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateMay 22UV 11Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Rustāq 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 Rustāq is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2032 µg/m³Jan 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rustāq?

Rustāq sits at 37.1°N, 69.8°E, 1,314 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Ārt Khwājah, 31 km away.

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Topography around Rustāq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rustāq has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m around an average of 1,338 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,963 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,473 m.

The land around Rustāq is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, grassland (39%), cropland (36%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
430 m
16 km
1,963 m
80 km
4,473 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Ārt Khwājah 31 km · Taloqan 51 km · Chubek 55 km · Farkhor 56 km · Fayzabad 66 km · Hulbuk 77 km · Khanabad 81 km · Kŭlob 88 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 Rustāq (37.126°, 69.8304°, elevation 1,314 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).