Weather in Kabul in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Kabul;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kabul in January
The temperature in January is -1°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +8°C during the day and a minimum of -25°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +3°C to -1°C.
Is Kabul warm or cold in January?
Kabul is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +6°C to +2°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -7°C to -11°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Kabul, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kabul in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +2°C | +3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -22°C | -27°C | -24°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +14°C | +17°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 8 mm | 3 mm | 14 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 57% | 62% | 63% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1021 HPa | 1021 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 15 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | 9 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +6°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +2°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 8 mm to 3 mm. Humidity rises from 57% to 62%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 15 sunny days in December to 13 in January.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
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 January, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Kabul.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Kabul?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kabul in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+15°C) and the highest in 2013 (+22°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 115 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 454 mm.
FAQ
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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, 2023.
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.