Your holiday weather, at a glance

Afghanistan in January: where is it warmest?

In January, Jalalabad is the warmest place with 14 °C by day, Kabul the coolest with 3 °C. 2 of 6 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in January, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

PlaceScoreAirSunRain days
Jalalabad7014°6 h5
Kandahar6113°6 h5
Herat4710°6 h6
Mazar-i-Sharif3810°5 h7
Balkh369°5 h7
Kabul343°6 h6

Afghanistan in January: quick answers

Afghanistan in January: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in January are Jalalabad (14 °C), Kandahar (13 °C) and Herat (10 °C).

Afghanistan in January: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in January – warm, sunny and dry – is in Jalalabad, Kandahar and Herat.

Afghanistan month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences