Capital of Afghanistan
Kabul
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Afghanistan at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Photo: Sven Dirks, Wien · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Asia/Kabul
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Population
- 4,434,550
- Elevation
- 1,798 m
- Airports
- KBL
- 5.6 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 1,680 km
- 2 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Kabul, month by month
- Jan5°
- Feb7°
- Mar14°
- Apr20°
- May25°
- Jun29°
- Jul32°
- Aug30°
- Sept26°
- Oct21°
- Nov13°
- Dec8°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 5°C in January to 32°C in July, with about 521 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for KabulModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Kabul
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBKabul
1,680 km
2 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHKabul
1,790 km
2 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Kabul
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Currency
- Afghan Afghani AFNToday's indicative rate: AFN 10 ≈ USD 0.154Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F240 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 100police101fire102ambulance112general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +93 · On the right
On the map
Places near Kabul
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Afghanistan at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)