Climate Change Chart of Kabul, Afghanistan

Overview of climate changes

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall, not monthly snowfall totals, averaged across calendar months had a difference of -1.34 mm/day in the more recent period. This describes the unweighted mean of the monthly comparisons and does not establish an identical change month by month. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily snowfall occurred in January, with a difference of -6.86 mm/day. In contrast, November had the largest increase, a difference of +0.51 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period.

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +1.62 °C in the more recent period; this is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in February, with a difference of +3.72 °C compared with the earlier reference period. By contrast, November had the largest decrease, a difference of -0.15 °C; these are specific monthly comparisons, not evidence of a continuous trend.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration, measured in hours per day, had an average difference of -0.21 hours/day across calendar months. This unweighted mean of monthly comparisons does not mean that each month changed by the same amount. The monthly differences varied in direction: December recorded the largest increase, a difference of +0.47 hours/day, while November recorded the largest decrease, a difference of -0.68 hours/day compared with the earlier reference period.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall, rather than monthly rainfall totals, averaged across calendar months shows a difference of +0.33 mm/day in the more recent period. This unweighted comparison summarizes the monthly means and does not imply the same change in every month. The largest monthly increase in mean daily rainfall occurred in March, with a difference of +0.95 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. This identifies the strongest increase among the supplied monthly differences, not a general increase in every month.