Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Narang Afghanistan

In Narang, the summers are long, hot, dry, and clear and the winters are very cold and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 31°F to 95°F and is rarely below 22°F or above 101°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Narang for hot-weather activities is from late May to early September.

The hot season lasts for 4.0 months, from May 15 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in Narang is July, with an average high of 93°F and low of 76°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from December 5 to March 7, with an average daily high temperature below 56°F. The coldest month of the year in Narang is January, with an average low of 31°F and high of 48°F.

In Narang, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Narang begins around May 8 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around November 15.

The clearest month of the year in Narang is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 98% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 15 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around May 8.

The cloudiest month of the year in Narang is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 44% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Narang varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.8 months, from January 27 to August 20, with a greater than 16% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Narang is March, with an average of 7.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.2 months, from August 20 to January 27. The month with the fewest wet days in Narang is November, with an average of 1.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Narang is March, with an average of 7.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 26% on March 25.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Narang experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Narang. The month with the most rain in Narang is March, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in Narang is June, with an average rainfall of 0.5 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Narang experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 1.7 months, from January 12 to March 3, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Narang is February, with an average snowfall of 2.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 10 months, from March 3 to January 12. The least snow falls around July 20, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Narang varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 49 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:31 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 22 minutes later at 6:53 AM on January 7. The earliest sunset is at 4:34 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 29 minutes later at 7:03 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Narang during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 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.

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 perceived humidity level in Narang, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

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 Narang experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from April 24 to September 24, with average wind speeds of more than 4.4 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Narang is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.0 months, from September 24 to April 24. The calmest month of the year in Narang is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.7 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Narang varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 3.8 months, from June 1 to September 26, with a peak percentage of 64% on July 26. The wind is most often from the north for 8.2 months, from September 26 to June 1, with a peak percentage of 63% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Narang throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Narang for general outdoor tourist activities is from late August to early October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Narang for hot-weather activities is from late May to early September, with a peak score in the first week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

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 Narang typically lasts for 9.6 months (292 days), from around February 24 to around December 13, rarely starting before February 5 or after March 16, and rarely ending before November 21 or after January 1.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Narang should appear around March 16, only rarely appearing before March 3 or after April 1.

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 experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from May 2 to August 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Narang is June, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from November 8 to February 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Narang is December, with an average of 3.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Narang are 34.760 deg latitude, 71.047 deg longitude, and 2,556 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Narang contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,917 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,811 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,218 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (15,587 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Narang is covered by cropland (34%), grassland (25%), artificial surfaces (11%), and bare soil (11%), within 10 miles by grassland (28%) and trees (24%), and within 50 miles by grassland (24%) and bare soil (22%).