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When to go to Herāt

Twelve months of averages for Herāt, and what they say about when to go.

When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

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)

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): June and July.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December and January.
The warmest month is July (33°C) and the coolest January (8°C). The wettest is February (47 mm) and the driest July (0 mm); about 254 mm of rain falls in a year.

Herāt: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCool
MarCool
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunHot
JulHot
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovCool
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Herāt

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Herāt by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	8°C	-3°C	39 mm	59%	54%	2.7	23°C	Cold
February	10°C	-2°C	47 mm	57%	56%	3.5	24°C	Cool
March	17°C	3°C	43 mm	54%	55%	4.8	27°C	Cool
April	23°C	7°C	35 mm	48%	52%	6.1	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	28°C	12°C	9 mm	36%	35%	7.6	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	32°C	16°C	1 mm	24%	22%	8.5	37°C	Hot
July	33°C	17°C	0 mm	21%	19%	8.2	39°C	Hot
August	31°C	15°C	0 mm	20%	21%	7.6	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	27°C	11°C	0 mm	22%	18%	6.5	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	22°C	7°C	3 mm	30%	24%	4.9	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	15°C	2°C	35 mm	48%	41%	3.3	29°C	Cool
December	9°C	-2°C	42 mm	56%	46%	2.6	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

The model's grid cell sits about 458 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.

When to go nearby

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)

Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

8°C

-3°C

39 mm

59%

54%

2.7

23°C

Cold

February

10°C

-2°C

47 mm

57%

56%

3.5

24°C

Cool

March

17°C

3°C

43 mm

54%

55%

4.8

27°C

Cool

April

23°C

7°C

35 mm

48%

52%

6.1

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

28°C

12°C

9 mm

36%

35%

7.6

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

32°C

16°C

1 mm

24%

22%

8.5

37°C

Hot

July

33°C

17°C

0 mm

21%

19%

8.2

39°C

Hot

August

31°C

15°C

0 mm

20%

21%

7.6

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

27°C

11°C

0 mm

22%

18%

6.5

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

22°C

7°C

3 mm

30%

24%

4.9

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

15°C

2°C

35 mm

48%

41%

3.3

29°C

Cool

December

9°C

-2°C

42 mm

56%

46%

2.6

25°C

Cold