How many sunny days does Zaranj have per year?

Zaranj averages approximately 346 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Zaranj?

Zaranj has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 108.3 µg/m³, classified as "Hazardous" by WHO standards. Emergency conditions. Avoid outdoor exposure.

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Zaranj · Afghanistan

Name: Zaranj, Afghanistan
Address: Zaranj, AF

A city in Afghanistan.

Photo by Qasim Mirzaie on Unsplash

Small city

66K

17 km²

489m

04:16 UTC+4.5

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Zaranj is bathed in sunshine — 346 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.

Zaranj, Afghanistan is a 66K-resident city with 346 sunny days and 7 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 108.3 µg/m³. A city in Afghanistan.

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Climate Lab · Zaranj

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	18	25	32	37	41	46	46	44	40	33	26	18	34
Daily mean°C	10	17	24	31	34	39	41	38	33	27	20	12	27
Daily low°C	5	8	14	21	26	32	34	30	25	17	11	4	19
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	23	29	35	40	44	50	50	48	42	35	30	23	37
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	7	15	24	30	35	41	43	38	31	24	19	9	26
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-8	-2	7	15	22	28	30	25	16	11	5	-5	12
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	39	24	22	13	13	9	10	12	12	16	30	35	20
Dewpoint°C	-2.1	-3.3	1.1	-0.6	2.1	1.0	3.3	3.5	0.4	-1.7	1.5	-2.0	0.3
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	20	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	33
Rain days≥1mm	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.1	2.6	3.0	3.1	5.1	7.0	7.9	8.4	6.2	4.6	2.2	2.2	4.5
Wind gustsm/s	8.5	8.1	9.3	8.0	9.9	11.1	11.7	11.8	11.1	9.6	6.9	6.4	9.4
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	9.3	10.0	10.4	11.6	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.0	11.0	9.0	9.0	10.8
Clear skyindex	59%	85%	74%	78%	86%	87%	91%	98%	99%	95%	86%	86%	85%
UV indexmax avg	3.6	5.4	7.2	8.6	10.2	10.8	9.5	10.2	8.6	6.6	4.3	3.4	7.4

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Zaranj

Outdoor living in Zaranj is seasonal. June through September are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside works 4/12 months, while lunch outside works 5/12 months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

4/12

Dinner Outside

5Jan: 5% viability

32Feb: 32% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

87Apr: 87% viability

69May: 69% viability

38Jun: 38% viability

16Jul: 16% viability

24Aug: 24% viability

64Sep: 64% viability

69Oct: 69% viability

47Nov: 47% viability

5Dec: 5% viability

4/12

Dinner Outside

5Jan: 5% viability

32Feb: 32% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

87Apr: 87% viability

69May: 69% viability

38Jun: 38% viability

16Jul: 16% viability

24Aug: 24% viability

64Sep: 64% viability

69Oct: 69% viability

47Nov: 47% viability

5Dec: 5% viability

44%

Wind

5/12

Lunch Outside

81Jan: 81% viability

89Feb: 89% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

38Apr: 38% viability

6May: 6% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

13Sep: 13% viability

56Oct: 56% viability

91Nov: 91% viability

90Dec: 90% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

81Jan: 81% viability

89Feb: 89% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

38Apr: 38% viability

6May: 6% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

13Sep: 13% viability

56Oct: 56% viability

91Nov: 91% viability

90Dec: 90% viability

44%

Heat

5/12

Walking

93Jan: 93% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

69Mar: 69% viability

40Apr: 40% viability

8May: 8% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

1Aug: 1% viability

16Sep: 16% viability

60Oct: 60% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

97Dec: 97% viability

5/12

Walking

93Jan: 93% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

69Mar: 69% viability

40Apr: 40% viability

8May: 8% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

1Aug: 1% viability

16Sep: 16% viability

60Oct: 60% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

97Dec: 97% viability

48%

Heat

3/12

Running

90Jan: 90% viability

69Feb: 69% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

11Apr: 11% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

2Sep: 2% viability

22Oct: 22% viability

64Nov: 64% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

3/12

Running

90Jan: 90% viability

69Feb: 69% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

11Apr: 11% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

2Sep: 2% viability

22Oct: 22% viability

64Nov: 64% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

31%

Heat

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Zaranj

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	18	25	32	37	41	46	46	44	40	33	26	18	34
Daily mean°C	10	17	24	31	34	39	41	38	33	27	20	12	27
Daily low°C	5	8	14	21	26	32	34	30	25	17	11	4	19
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	23	29	35	40	44	50	50	48	42	35	30	23	37
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	7	15	24	30	35	41	43	38	31	24	19	9	26
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	-8	-2	7	15	22	28	30	25	16	11	5	-5	12
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	39	24	22	13	13	9	10	12	12	16	30	35	20
Dewpoint°C	-2.1	-3.3	1.1	-0.6	2.1	1.0	3.3	3.5	0.4	-1.7	1.5	-2.0	0.3
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	20	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	33
Rain days≥1mm	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.1	2.6	3.0	3.1	5.1	7.0	7.9	8.4	6.2	4.6	2.2	2.2	4.5
Wind gustsm/s	8.5	8.1	9.3	8.0	9.9	11.1	11.7	11.8	11.1	9.6	6.9	6.4	9.4
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	9.3	10.0	10.4	11.6	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.0	11.0	9.0	9.0	10.8
Clear skyindex	59%	85%	74%	78%	86%	87%	91%	98%	99%	95%	86%	86%	85%
UV indexmax avg	3.6	5.4	7.2	8.6	10.2	10.8	9.5	10.2	8.6	6.6	4.3	3.4	7.4

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Zaranj

Outdoor living in Zaranj is seasonal. June through September are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside works 4/12 months, while lunch outside works 5/12 months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

4/12

Dinner Outside

5Jan: 5% viability

32Feb: 32% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

87Apr: 87% viability

69May: 69% viability

38Jun: 38% viability

16Jul: 16% viability

24Aug: 24% viability

64Sep: 64% viability

69Oct: 69% viability

47Nov: 47% viability

5Dec: 5% viability

4/12

Dinner Outside

5Jan: 5% viability

32Feb: 32% viability

73Mar: 73% viability

87Apr: 87% viability

69May: 69% viability

38Jun: 38% viability

16Jul: 16% viability

24Aug: 24% viability

64Sep: 64% viability

69Oct: 69% viability

47Nov: 47% viability

5Dec: 5% viability

44%

Wind

5/12

Lunch Outside

81Jan: 81% viability

89Feb: 89% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

38Apr: 38% viability

6May: 6% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

13Sep: 13% viability

56Oct: 56% viability

91Nov: 91% viability

90Dec: 90% viability

5/12

Lunch Outside

81Jan: 81% viability

89Feb: 89% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

38Apr: 38% viability

6May: 6% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

13Sep: 13% viability

56Oct: 56% viability

91Nov: 91% viability

90Dec: 90% viability

44%

Heat

5/12

Walking

93Jan: 93% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

69Mar: 69% viability

40Apr: 40% viability

8May: 8% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

1Aug: 1% viability

16Sep: 16% viability

60Oct: 60% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

97Dec: 97% viability

5/12

Walking

93Jan: 93% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

69Mar: 69% viability

40Apr: 40% viability

8May: 8% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

1Aug: 1% viability

16Sep: 16% viability

60Oct: 60% viability

96Nov: 96% viability

97Dec: 97% viability

48%

Heat

3/12

Running

90Jan: 90% viability

69Feb: 69% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

11Apr: 11% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

2Sep: 2% viability

22Oct: 22% viability

64Nov: 64% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

3/12

Running

90Jan: 90% viability

69Feb: 69% viability

25Mar: 25% viability

11Apr: 11% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

2Sep: 2% viability

22Oct: 22% viability

64Nov: 64% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

31%

Heat

Tap any month for details · Click activity name for overview

ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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