Kandahar Airport Weather Records (AFM00040990)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kandahar Airport (AFM00040990), Afghanistan, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Kandahar Airport

Kandahar Airport (AFM00040990) is a weather station in Afghanistan at 31.50 latitude and 65.85 longitude, 1,010 m (3,314 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2020, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kandahar Airport still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Afghanistan, 31.50 latitude, 65.85 longitude.
Elevation: 1,010 m (3,314 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2020, 48 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kandahar Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kandahar Airport, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.7 C (72.9 F)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.6 C (88.9 F)	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.7 C (33.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	42.5 C (108.5 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	46.2 C (115.2 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	48.0 C (118.4 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	45.0 C (113.0 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.2 C (104.4 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.0 C (96.8 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kandahar Airport still stand. 2020 holds the most, with 188.

Standing records at Kandahar Airport by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	20
1974	45
1975	71
1976	72
1977	100
1978	113
1979	136
1980	92
1981	27
1982	42
1983	60
1984	49
1985	44
1986	27
1987	66
1988	31
1990	7
2013	9
2014	31
2018	47
2019	187
2020	188

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 169.9 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kandahar Airport. The most was 169.9 mm (6.7 in) on 23 March 2020.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kandahar Airport
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 January 2020
Feb	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 February 2012
Mar	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	23 March 2020
Apr	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 April 2019
May	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 May 2020
Jun	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 June 2007
Jul	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	5 July 2020
Aug	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 August 2018
Sep	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	9 September 2012
Oct	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 October 2019
Nov	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 November 2020
Dec	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	25 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 2020

22 years of record at Kandahar Airport, 1973 to 2020. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and others.

Days with data per year at Kandahar Airport
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1973	33	9%	No
1974	46	13%	No
1975	64	18%	No
1976	108	30%	No
1977	173	47%	No
1978	175	48%	No
1979	204	56%	No
1980	186	51%	No
1981	56	15%	No
1982	89	24%	No
1983	86	24%	No
1984	94	26%	No
1985	130	36%	No
1986	61	17%	No
1987	115	32%	No
1988	73	20%	No
1990	11	3%	No
2013	9	2%	No
2014	68	19%	No
2018	76	21%	No
2019	330	90%	Yes
2020	333	91%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2020

Yearly extremes at Kandahar Airport: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	48.0 C (118.4 F)	1980	43.0 C (109.4 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	1984	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	2020	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	2020	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	9
Longest dry spell (CDD)	6 days	2019	3 days	11

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kandahar Airport, 1973 to 2020. The record is 48.0 C (118.4 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 C (109.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kandahar Airport by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1974	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1975	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1976	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1977	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1978	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1979	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1980	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1981	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1982	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1983	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1984	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1985	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1986	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1987	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1988	46.2 C (115.2 F)
1990	29.0 C (84.2 F)
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	23.5 C (74.3 F)
2014	27.1 C (80.8 F)
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2019	44.2 C (111.6 F)
2020	43.6 C (110.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kandahar Airport, 1973 to 2020. The record is -9.6 C (14.7 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kandahar Airport by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1974	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1975	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1976	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1977	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1978	-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1979	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1980	-8.0 C (17.6 F)
1981	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1982	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1983	-5.3 C (22.5 F)
1984	-9.6 C (14.7 F)
1985	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1986	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1987	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1988	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1990	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2014	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2019	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
2020	-5.7 C (21.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kandahar Airport, 1973 to 2020. The record is 169.9 mm (6.7 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.9 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kandahar Airport by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1990	n/a
2005	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2006	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
2007	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2012	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2013	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
2014	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2016	0.3 mm (0.01 in)
2017	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
2018	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
2019	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2020	169.9 mm (6.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kandahar Airport, 1973 to 2020. The record is 223.0 mm (8.8 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.6 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kandahar Airport by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1990	n/a
2005	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2006	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
2007	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
2012	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2013	n/a
2014	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
2016	n/a
2017	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2018	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
2019	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2020	223.0 mm (8.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kandahar Airport, 1973 to 2020. The record is 6 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 3 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kandahar Airport by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1990	n/a
2005	3 days
2006	2 days
2007	3 days
2012	4 days
2013	1 day
2014	2 days
2016	2 days
2017	2 days
2018	3 days
2019	6 days
2020	6 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Download the Data

Data for Kandahar Airport standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kandahar Airport threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).