Kandahar weather by month & the best time to visit

🇦🇫 Afghanistan · city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Kandahar is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with April and November close behind. Kandahar averages about 3,943 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

3,943

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

162 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

716k

Elevation

1,012 m

When is the best time to visit Kandahar?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kandahar is October, then April and November. The dullest month is July (0/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kandahar?

Kandahar is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,943 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate October (99) from July (0), so the month you pick matters. Kandahar is the sunniest of the 7 destinations tracked in Afghanistan. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around February, carries about 52% of the annual 162 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Kabul Afghanistan · 463 km · best in Oct · 3,497 h sun/yr
• Zahedan Iran · 524 km · best in Oct · 3,764 h sun/yr
• Multan Pakistan · 551 km · best in Nov · 2,897 h sun/yr
• Islamabad Pakistan · 692 km · best in Nov · 3,035 h sun/yr
• Karachi Pakistan · 745 km · best in Feb · 3,204 h sun/yr
• Mashhad Iran · 777 km · best in Sep · 3,221 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Quetta Pakistan · 174 km · 3,936 h sun/yr · best in May
• Dalbandin Pakistan · 324 km · 3,728 h sun/yr · best in Nov
• Zhob Pakistan · 343 km · 3,373 h sun/yr · best in Nov
• Khuzdar Pakistan · 420 km · 3,689 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Khost Afghanistan · 421 km · 3,256 h sun/yr · best in Oct