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Best time to visit Kandahār

March is the best time to visit Kandahār for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking March comfort 90/100
The least cloud September 1 % average cloud cover
The least rain September 0 mm
Warmth July 40 °C
Cooler weather January 12 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 March 90 21 °C 6
2 November 88 20 °C 2
3 April 84 28 °C 3
4 October 83 27 °C 0
5 December 69 15 °C 2
6 February 68 15 °C 6
7 September 64 34 °C 0
8 January 60 12 °C 5
9 May 59 35 °C 0
10 August 47 38 °C 0
11 June 46 39 °C 0
12 July 45 40 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 40 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 12.3 °C 43 mm 35 %
February 14.7 °C 50 mm 37 %
March 20.6 °C 46 mm 38 %
April 28.1 °C 13 mm 30 %
May 34.6 °C 1 mm 16 %
June 38.8 °C 2 mm 4 %
July 40.1 °C 2 mm 5 %
August 38.4 °C under 1 mm 6 %
September 33.9 °C under 1 mm 1 %
October 27.4 °C 1 mm 5 %
November 20.2 °C 9 mm 19 %
December 14.8 °C 22 mm 25 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.