Best time to visit, weather and climate Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak
Best time to visit Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak, Afghanistan
The best time to visit Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak in Afghanistan is from may until september, when you will have a soft or pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak is 23°C in july and the lowest is -4°C in january.
The average climate figure for Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak is an 6,9. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.
Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak has the continental climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak per month
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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-4°C | -4°C | 0°C | 8°C | 15°C | 19°C | 23°C | 21°C | 18°C | 11°C | 3°C | -2°C |
35 mm |
47 mm |
39 mm |
40 mm |
29 mm |
6 mm |
3 mm |
2 mm |
2 mm |
8 mm |
22 mm |
10 mm |
Climate Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak
Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak has the continental climate prevailing. In the summer it is warm and dry, and in the winter it is cold and wet. The average annual temperature for Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak is 17° degrees and there is about 103 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 294 days a year with an average humidity of 35% and an UV-index of 4.
Climate Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak
Day max °C |
Night min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Snow days |
Dry days |
Sun hours per day |
Wind force in Bft |
UV-index |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day max °C |
-4°C | -4°C | 0°C | 8°C | 15°C | 19°C | 23°C | 21°C | 18°C | 11°C | 3°C | -2°C |
Night min °C |
-19°C | -18°C | -12°C | -2°C | 6°C | 9°C | 11°C | 11°C | 7°C | 2°C | -5°C | -14°C |
MM rain |
35 mm |
47 mm |
39 mm |
40 mm |
29 mm |
6 mm |
3 mm |
2 mm |
2 mm |
8 mm |
22 mm |
10 mm |
Rain days |
5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Snow days |
15 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
Dry days |
11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 18 |
Sun hours per day |
6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force in Bft |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak january
On average, it is maximum -4° in january in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around -19° degrees. In january there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 35 mm. The it will be dry 11 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and on average, it snows 15 days in january.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak february
On average, it is maximum -4° in february in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around -18° degrees. In february there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 47 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and on average, it snows 17 days in february.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak march
On average, it is maximum 0° in march in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around -12° degrees. In march there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 39 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and on average, it snows 17 days in march.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak april
On average, it is maximum 8° in april in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around -2° degrees. In april there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and on average, it snows 10 days in april.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak may
On average, it is maximum 15° in may in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around 6° degrees. In may there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm. The it will be dry 17 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and on average, it snows 1 day in may.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak june
On average, it is maximum 19° in june in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around 9° degrees. In june there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak july
On average, it is maximum 23° in july in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around 11° degrees. In july there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak august
On average, it is maximum 21° in august in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around 11° degrees. In august there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak september
On average, it is maximum 18° in september in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around 7° degrees. In september there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak october
On average, it is maximum 11° in october in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around 2° degrees. In october there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 8 mm. The it will be dry 27 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and on average, it snows 1 day in october.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak november
On average, it is maximum 3° in november in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around -5° degrees. In november there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm. The it will be dry 16 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and on average, it snows 10 days in november.
Weather Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak december
On average, it is maximum -2° in december in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and at least around -14° degrees. In december there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm. The it will be dry 18 days this month in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak and on average, it snows 9 days in december.
14 day weather forecast Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak
The weather for Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak in Afghanistan will be -4° till -7° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.
Weather forecast this week
Dag | Weer | Max (°C) | Min (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainfall (%) | Snowfall (cm) | Wind | UV-index |
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Mo 18 Jan |
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-5°C | -14°C | 0 mm | 0% | 0 cm | 1m/s | 1 |
Tu 19 Jan |
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-4°C | -15°C | 0.4 mm | 30% | 0 cm | 1m/s | 2 |
We 20 Jan |
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-5°C | -17°C | 0 mm | 0% | 0 cm | 1m/s | 2 |
Th 21 Jan |
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-4°C | -14°C | 0 mm | 0% | 0 cm | 2m/s | 2 |
Fr 22 Jan |
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-9°C | -25°C | 1.1 mm | 75% | 0.9 cm | 2m/s | 1 |
Sa 23 Jan |
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-15°C | -26°C | 0 mm | 0% | 0 cm | 3m/s | 4 |
Su 24 Jan |
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-10°C | -24°C | 0 mm | 0% | 0 cm | 2m/s | 4 |
Weather forecast next week
Dag | Weer | Max (°C) | Min (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainfall (%) | Snowfall (cm) | Wind | UV-index |
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Mo 25 Jan |
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-8°C | -20°C | 0 mm | 0% | 0 cm | 1m/s | 4 |
Tu 26 Jan |
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-8°C | -19°C | 0 mm | 0% | 0 cm | 1m/s | 4 |
We 27 Jan |
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-9°C | -15°C | 0 mm | 0% | 0 cm | 1m/s | 4 |
Th 28 Jan |
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-9°C | -13°C | 0 mm | 0% | 0 cm | 2m/s | 2 |
Fr 29 Jan |
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-9°C | -15°C | 2.6 mm | 90% | 2.9 cm | 2m/s | 1 |
Sa 30 Jan |
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-7°C | -20°C | 13 mm | 100% | 15.8 cm | 2m/s | 1 |
Su 31 Jan |
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-12°C | -23°C | 0.1 mm | 20% | 0 cm | 2m/s | 3 |
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- Hamid Karzai International Airport (231 km)
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About Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak
Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak lies in Afghanistan in the province Bāmyān. If you want to call Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak you have to use +93 or 0093 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +935012457809 or 00935012457809.
Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak is in a straight line at 592 km distance from Islamabad. From Jinnah International Airport the flight time is about 1 hour50.
The coordinates of Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak, Afghanistan are latitude: 34.472275 en longitude: 66.690376
The GPS coordinates are N 34° 28' 20.2800" en E 66° 41' 25.4400"
Currency Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak
In Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak the Afghan afghani is used to pay.
Exchange rate Afghan afghani (AFN) 18 january 2021
1 Afghan afghani = 2,08 Pakistani rupee
100 Afghan afghani = 208,26 Pakistani rupee
1 Pakistani rupee = 0,48 Afghan afghani
100 Pakistani rupee = 48,02 Afghan afghani
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Time difference Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak
In Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak it is now 23:32 o’clock in the evening on sunday 17 january 2021. That is 0,5 hour earlier than in Pakistan. The time zone of Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak is Asia/Kabul and the Greenwich time is UTC+04:+04.
Vaccinations Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak
Recommended vaccinations
- Buiktyfus
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Surkh Qal‘ah-ye Shaykhak.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Gele koorts
- Hepatitis B
- Rabiës
- Tuberculose (TBC)