Kabul weather by month

The best time to visit Kabul is May, September and October — 94/100 in September, 28°C and 1 rainy day. The best season is autumn, September to November (85/100 on average).

The worst month is January at 45/100 — freezing, a little rain, poor air quality. See January →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Kabul🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Central Asia · City94
  1. 45Jan
  2. 51Feb
  3. 66Mar
  4. 80Apr
  5. 91May
  6. 86Jun
  7. 78Jul
  8. 83Aug
  9. 94Sep
  10. 90Oct
  11. 72Nov
  12. 64Dec

Best season: September to November (85/100 on average) · worst January (45/100)

Days
28°C
Nights
15°C
Wet days
1
Sun
11.3 h
Humidity
33%
Daylight
12 h
Kabul, Afghanistan
Photo: Faruk Tokluoğlu · Pexels

Kabul, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Kabul is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan45F3°C8 d8 hQuiet4
Feb51D5°C7 d9 hBusy4
Mar66C11°C11 d10 hPeak4
Apr80A19°C12 d11 hShoulder2
May91S24°C13 d12 hBusy1
Jun86A30°C4 d13 hShoulder1
Jul78B32°C3 d13 hShoulder1
Aug83A31°C2 d12 hShoulder1
Sep94S28°C1 d11 hBusy1
Oct90S21°C2 d10 hBusy1
Nov72B13°C5 d9 hShoulder1
Dec64C9°C3 d9 hQuiet2

What's on in Kabul through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Ramadan18 Feb – 19 MarHoliday
  • Salang route closures1 Jan – 15 Mar (usually)Closure
  • Standing travel advisory1 Jan – 31 DecRule
March
  • Eid al-Fitr20–23 MarHoliday
December
  • Winter cold and smoke1 Dec – 28 FebHazard

Everything on in Kabul through the year →

Crowds in Kabul in September

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Kabul

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Trip reports specific to Kabul are extremely limited on the forum given the country's current travel advisories, but posters discussing Afghanistan broadly describe the December-through-March stretch as cold, with snow common through much of that window - one prospective visitor specifically asked about avoiding the coldest months given heat sensitivity, implying winter conditions here run genuinely harsh. Given the sparse destination-specific detail available, this note is grounded in the well-established regional pattern for Kabul's high-elevation, semi-arid continental climate: March sits at the tail end of that cold, snowy season, with temperatures beginning to moderate but still capable of freezing overnight and bringing late-season snowfall.
Tripadvisor community · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum coverage of Kabul specifically is dominated by safety and logistics discussion rather than granular weather detail, reflecting how few conventional trip reports exist for this destination. Posters do note that Kabul turns cold and often snowy from December through March, with one traveler specifically asking about November as an escape from summer heat - implying the warmer months, September included, run considerably milder than winter but still avoid the most intense summer temperatures. Given Kabul's high-elevation, semi-arid position, September should sit in a comparatively comfortable transitional stretch between summer heat and winter cold and snow, though the sparse detailed trip reports available make this general seasonal pattern the most reliable guide rather than specific firsthand accounts.
Tripadvisor community · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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