Sunshine destinations in Afghanistan

7 destinations with month-by-month sunshine data.

Kandahar is the sunniest place in Afghanistan — 3,943 hours of sunshine a year, sunniest in October with daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F. Kabul (3,497 h) and Herāt (3,496 h) are next.

The sunniest places in Afghanistan

• 1
  Kandahar

  Afghanistancity break

  3,943 h sun/yrbest in October (29° / 84°F days)

• 2
  Kabul

  Afghanistanmajor city break

  3,497 h sun/yrbest in October (22° / 72°F days)

• 3
  Herāt

  Afghanistancity break

  3,496 h sun/yrbest in September (32° / 90°F days)

• 4
  Maymana

  Afghanistansmall town

  3,355 h sun/yrbest in September (29° / 84°F days)

• 5
  Khost

  Afghanistanalpine / mountain town

  3,256 h sun/yrbest in October (26° / 79°F days)

• 6
  Mazar-i-Sharif

  Afghanistancity break

  3,233 h sun/yrbest in September (32° / 90°F days)

• 7
  Fayzabad

  Afghanistansmall town

  3,177 h sun/yrbest in September (29° / 84°F days)

All Afghanistan destinations

• 1
  Kandahar

  Afghanistancity break

  Best in October (99/100)29° / 84°F

• 2
  Kabul

  Afghanistanmajor city break

  Best in October (95/100)22° / 72°F

• 3
  Herāt

  Afghanistancity break

  Best in September (100/100)32° / 90°F

• 4
  Maymana

  Afghanistansmall town

  Best in September (99/100)29° / 84°F

• 5
  Khost

  Afghanistanalpine / mountain town

  Best in October (93/100)26° / 79°F

• 6
  Mazar-i-Sharif

  Afghanistancity break

  Best in September (98/100)32° / 90°F

• 7
  Fayzabad

  Afghanistansmall town

  Best in September (98/100)29° / 84°F