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January Weather in Zarghūn Shahr Afghanistan

Daily high temperatures are around 42°F, rarely falling below 33°F or exceeding 52°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 41°F on January 16.

Daily low temperatures are around 26°F, rarely falling below 17°F or exceeding 34°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 25°F on January 13.

For reference, on July 5, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Zarghūn Shahr typically range from 66°F to 91°F, while on January 13, the coldest day of the year, they range from 25°F to 41°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Average High and Low Temperature in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313115°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°FDecFebJan 1641°FJan 1641°F25°F25°FJan 143°FJan 143°F26°F26°FJan 3143°FJan 3143°F27°F27°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Average Hourly Temperature in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebfreezingvery coldcoldcoldfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Eldorado, Illinois, United States (7,341 miles away) and Bealeton, Virginia, United States (7,054 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Zarghūn Shahr (view comparison).

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The month of January in Zarghūn Shahr experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 30% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is January 20, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 71% of the time.

For reference, on March 21, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 37%, while on September 11, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 99%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Cloud Cover Categories in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebJan 170%Jan 170%Jan 3169%Jan 3169%Jan 1170%Jan 1170%Jan 2171%Jan 2171%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Zarghūn Shahr, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is increasing, starting the month at 7% and ending it at 12%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 20% on March 26, and its lowest chance is 4% on November 22.

Over the course of January in Zarghūn Shahr, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 2% to 5%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain increases from 2% to 4%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 3% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Probability of Precipitation in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%DecFebJan 17%Jan 17%Jan 3112%Jan 3112%Jan 117%Jan 117%Jan 219%Jan 219%snowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Zarghūn Shahr is gradually increasing, starting the month at 0.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.4 inches, and ending the month at 0.5 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Average Monthly Rainfall in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inDecFebJan 10.1 inJan 10.1 inJan 310.5 inJan 310.5 inJan 110.2 inJan 110.2 inJan 210.3 inJan 210.3 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during January in Zarghūn Shahr is increasing, starting the month at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.4 inches, and ending the month at 3.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 8.3 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in January in Zarghūn Shahr

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of January in Zarghūn Shahr, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 33 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 6 seconds, and weekly increase of 7 minutes, 41 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 10 hours, 2 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 35 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January in Zarghūn Shahr

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Zarghūn Shahr is 6:59 AM on January 9 and the earliest sunrise is 7 minutes earlier at 6:52 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:00 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 27 minutes later at 5:27 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Zarghūn Shahr during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:48 AM and sets 14 hours, 19 minutes later, at 7:07 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:54 AM and sets 9 hours, 59 minutes later, at 4:54 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January in Zarghūn Shahr

The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb00101020202030300001010202030303040
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 134:03 AMDec 134:03 AMDec 275:04 AMDec 275:04 AMJan 114:28 PMJan 114:28 PMJan 2510:25 PMJan 2510:25 PMFeb 103:30 AMFeb 103:30 AMFeb 245:01 PMFeb 245:01 PM7:15 AM7:15 AM5:00 PM5:00 PM4:08 PM4:08 PM7:23 AM7:23 AM7:02 AM7:02 AM4:52 PM4:52 PM4:54 PM4:54 PM7:32 AM7:32 AM7:12 AM7:12 AM6:09 PM6:09 PM5:42 PM5:42 PM7:02 AM7:02 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
78%-10:31 AMWNW9:57 PME3:49 AMS251,437 mi
2
70%-10:56 AMW10:52 PME4:29 AMS251,554 mi
3
61%-11:20 AMW11:46 PME5:07 AMS250,870 mi
4
50%-11:44 AMW-5:46 AMS249,356 mi
5
41%12:42 AME12:10 PMWSW-6:27 AMS247,049 mi
6
31%1:40 AMESE12:39 PMWSW-7:10 AMS244,057 mi
7
22%2:41 AMESE1:12 PMWSW-7:57 AMS240,563 mi
8
14%3:46 AMESE1:53 PMWSW-8:49 AMS236,821 mi
9
7%4:54 AMESE2:43 PMWSW-9:48 AMS233,141 mi
10
2%6:00 AMSE3:43 PMSW-10:51 AMS229,861 mi
11
0%7:02 AMESE4:52 PMWSW-11:57 AMS227,294 mi
12
1%7:55 AMESE6:06 PMWSW-1:01 PMS225,673 mi
13
5%8:41 AMESE7:21 PMWSW-2:01 PMS225,103 mi
14
12%9:19 AMESE8:33 PMWSW-2:56 PMS225,549 mi
15
21%9:53 AME9:43 PMW-3:47 PMS226,867 mi
16
32%10:23 AME10:50 PMW-4:35 PMS228,841 mi
17
43%10:53 AME11:56 PMW-5:22 PMS231,239 mi
18
50%11:23 AMENE--6:09 PMS233,845 mi
19
66%-1:02 AMWNW11:55 AMENE6:58 PMS236,490 mi
20
76%-2:08 AMWNW12:32 PMENE7:50 PMS239,059 mi
21
84%-3:14 AMWNW1:14 PMENE8:43 PMS241,484 mi
22
91%-4:17 AMWNW2:02 PMENE9:38 PMS243,736 mi
23
96%-5:16 AMNW2:56 PMNE10:33 PMS245,798 mi
24
99%-6:09 AMWNW3:54 PMENE11:26 PMS247,656 mi
25
100%-6:54 AMWNW4:54 PMENE--
26
100%-7:32 AMWNW5:54 PMENE12:16 AMS249,278 mi
27
99%-8:05 AMWNW6:52 PMENE1:03 AMS250,611 mi
28
96%-8:33 AMWNW7:49 PMENE1:46 AMS251,579 mi
29
91%-8:59 AMW8:44 PME2:26 AMS252,087 mi
30
85%-9:23 AMW9:38 PME3:05 AMS252,034 mi
31
77%-9:46 AMW10:33 PME3:43 AMS251,328 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Zarghūn Shahr is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 31, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Humidity Comfort Levels in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Zarghūn Shahr is increasing during January, increasing from 6.5 miles per hour to 7.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on March 8, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.0 miles per hour, while on August 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in January in Zarghūn Shahr

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Zarghūn Shahr throughout January is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 51% on January 30.

Wind Direction in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Wind Direction in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwestnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Zarghūn Shahr typically lasts for 7.9 months (243 days), from around March 17 to around November 15, rarely starting before February 29 or after April 6, and rarely ending before October 30 or after December 2.

The month of January in Zarghūn Shahr is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb0%Jan 160%Jan 16Feb 2910%Feb 2910%0%Jan 240%Jan 24freezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Zarghūn Shahr are essentially constant during January, remaining within 1°F of 1°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Growing Degree Days in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°F0.0°F0.5°F0.5°F1.0°F1.0°F1.5°F1.5°F2.0°F2.0°F2.5°F2.5°F3.0°F3.0°F3.5°F3.5°F4.0°F4.0°F4.5°F4.5°FDecFebJan 10°FJan 10°FJan 311°FJan 311°FJan 110°FJan 110°FJan 211°FJan 211°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Zarghūn Shahr is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 3.5 kWh to 4.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Zarghūn Shahr

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January in Zarghūn ShahrJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWhDecFebJan 13.5 kWhJan 13.5 kWhJan 314.1 kWhJan 314.1 kWhJan 113.6 kWhJan 113.6 kWhJan 213.8 kWhJan 213.8 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Zarghūn Shahr are 32.847 deg latitude, 68.446 deg longitude, and 6,955 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Zarghūn Shahr contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 318 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,962 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,795 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (8,740 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Zarghūn Shahr is covered by grassland (58%), bare soil (21%), and cropland (12%), within 10 miles by grassland (65%) and cropland (22%), and within 50 miles by grassland (59%) and cropland (18%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Zarghūn Shahr, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Zarghūn Shahr.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Zarghūn Shahr according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Zarghūn Shahr is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Zarghūn Shahr and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Zarghūn Shahr and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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