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Weather in Mazar-e Sharif

Balkh · 523,300 inhabitants · Wednesday, October 28 · updated 20:59

Air: Fair

16°

Partly cloudy

Feels like 16°C

Wind

12 km/h

Gusts

22 km/h

Humidity

37 %

Pressure

1025 hPa

Clouds

57 %

Storm

Rise 06:21 Set 17:09 Day 10 h 48 min UV 4 · Moderate

Detailed forecast

Trend

Evening

Clear sky

15°10°

Feels like 15°

Wind ↑ SSW 17 km/h

Gusts 23 km/h

Humidity 35 %

22:00

10°

SW 6

01:00

11°

E 4

Weather charts for Mazar-e Sharif · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

▲ +3.9° above seasonal normals this week

Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)

Hourly detail

Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Climate of Mazar-e Sharif

About 280 mm of rain falls in a typical year, less than in 95% of the 28,403 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants on SkiesAtlas.

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C. January is the coldest, with average lows of 1 °C. Their mean temperatures differ by 24 °C.

From June to October, each month averages less than 10 mm of rain.

Average highs reach 30 °C or more from June to August, peaking at 35 °C in July.

This week’s forecast highs average 23 °C, in line with the October normal (23 °C).

Monthly averages, 1991–2020
Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	8 °C	1 °C	39 mm
Feb	10 °C	2 °C	47 mm
Mar	17 °C	8 °C	57 mm
Apr	23 °C	12 °C	46 mm
May	29 °C	17 °C	21 mm
Jun	34 °C	21 °C	3 mm
Jul	35 °C	22 °C	1 mm
Aug	34 °C	21 °C	0 mm
Sep	29 °C	16 °C	1 mm
Oct	23 °C	10 °C	7 mm
Nov	15 °C	5 °C	28 mm
Dec	11 °C	2 °C	28 mm
Year	22 °C	11 °C	280 mm

Climate normals: ERA5 reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus/ECMWF), computed by SkiesAtlas for 36.71° N, 67.11° E. ERA5 averages over a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): hills, a coastline or the heat of the city itself can shift local values by a degree or two.

Air quality & pollen in Mazar-e Sharif

2/6

Fair

European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source

PM2.514µg/m³

PM1018µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Mazar-e Sharif: live radar and next-hour forecast

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Moon calendar for Mazar-e Sharif

Waning gibbous

93 % illuminated · 17.3 days

Rise 22:10 Set 13:00

Thu 29/10 87%

Fri 30/10 79%

Sat 31/10 69%

Sun 1/11 59%

Mon 2/11 49% Last quarter

Tue 3/11 38%

Wed 4/11 28%

Thu 5/11 19%

Fri 6/11 12%

Sat 7/11 6%

Sun 8/11 2%

Mon 9/11 0%

Rise and set in local time (Asia/Kabul) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Weather history for Mazar-e Sharif

What was the weather in Mazar-e Sharif on a past date? Pick a day — ERA5 reanalysis data (ECMWF / Copernicus C3S), available up to one week ago.

The weather in Mazar-e Sharif

Find the full weather for Mazar-e Sharif, Balkh: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “partly cloudy” with 16 °C (feels like 16 °C) and wind at 12 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 10 °C to 20 °C, with no significant precipitation. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms.

Nearby cities

Balkh 20 km 17°

Khulm 52 km 16°

Qarchi Gak 47 km 16°

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