Mazār-e Sharīf is bathed in sunshine — 285 sunny days a year, with frosty winters and limited daylight. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Mazār-e Sharīf, Afghanistan is a 738K-resident city with 285 sunny days and 22 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 68.2 µg/m³. A city in Afghanistan.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 13 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 26 |
| Daily mean°C | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 20 |
| Daily low°C | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 18 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 30 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | -8 | -4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | -6 | 8 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 71 | 65 | 58 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 53 | 71 | 76 | 50 |
| Dewpoint°C | 1.0 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 20 | 32 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 160 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 39 |
| Snowfallmm | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Snow days≥1mm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 10.4 |
| Clear skyindex | 41% | 55% | 50% | 70% | 73% | 96% | 97% | 95% | 98% | 86% | 66% | 58% | 74% |
| UV indexmax avg | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
Mazār-e Sharīf offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside works 6/12 months, while lunch outside is comfortable 9/12 months — impressive.
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Air Quality
Mazār-e Sharīf reports an annual PM2.5 of 68.2 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Mazār-e Sharīf reports an annual PM2.5 of 68.2 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
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PM2.5 annual average of 68.2 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Mazār-e Sharīf? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Mazār-e Sharīf's annual PM2.5 of 68.2 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.
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