Kandahar Temperature by Month

Kandahar, Afghanistan has an average annual maximum temperature of 29°C (84°F), ranging from 14°C (57°F) in January to 42°C (108°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

In Kandahar, temperatures can shift dramatically between very hot in summer and mild in winter. Nights follow the same pattern, with lows ranging from 26°C (79°F) in July to 1°C (34°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Kandahar by month:

Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM. July, the warmest month, sees 342 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Kandahar's average annual maximum temperature is 29°C (84°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year, one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.

Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.

Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.

Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually, known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.

Temperature alone doesn't tell the whole story, humidity plays a big role in how warm or cold it actually feels. High humidity in summer makes the heat feel more intense, particularly once temperatures climb above 25°C. In winter, the same humidity can make cold air feel sharper than the thermometer suggests.

In Kandahar, January is the coolest month, with average highs of 14°C (57°F) and humidity around 58%, considered moderate. In July, the warmest month, temperatures average 42°C (108°F) with 25% humidity, conditions that feel low. For a full picture, see our humidity page.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Kandahar's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Kandahar climate page.