Weather in Kabul in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kabul in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +26°C with a maximum of +32°C and a minimum of +9°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +26°C.
Is Kabul warm or cold in August?
Kabul is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +31°C to +30°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +16°C to +16°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the warmest months in Kabul, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kabul in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +30°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +9°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +38°C | +37°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 8 mm | 8 mm | 7 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 34% | 36% | 36% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1005 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 26 | 25 | 27 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as great as in July. It’s getting colder in August. From +31°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +30°C. The rainfall amount in August stays the same as in the previous month with a 8 mm of total precipitation. Humidity rises from 34% to 36%. Winds are calmer in comparison to July, going down from 2 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 26 sunny days in July to 25 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kabul is gradually increasing during August, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Kabul?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kabul in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2022 (+27°C) and the highest in 2012 (+36°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 0 mm.
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Monthly weather in Kabul
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kabul, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.