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Asia > Afghanistan > Kandahar
When to go to Kandahar ( Afghanistan ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 7 | -1 | 13 | -10 | 21 | 79 | 5 |  |
| february | 7 | 2 | 17 | -6 | 27 | 43 | 4 |  |
| march | 8 | 6 | 22 | -6 | 31 | 20 | 2 | |
| april | 9 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 1 |  |
| may | 10 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 0 |  |
| june | 13 | 17 | 37 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| july | 12 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 42 | 3 | 0 | |
| august | 11 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| september | 11 | 11 | 34 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 |  |
| october | 10 | 7 | 29 | -1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| november | 9 | 2 | 23 | -9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| december | 7 | -1 | 15 | -9 | 25 | 20 | 2 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 7 hours of average sunlight in Kandahar and the overall temperature will vary between -9 and 25 (Celcius) in this area of Afghanistan. Usually you shouldn't see more than 5 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Asia.
What to do in Kandahar : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
City in southern Afghanistan, Kandahar is a former imperial capital, and now numbers just over 200,000 inhabitants. Having a great importance in the commercial activity of the country, it also lies at the crossroads of several major routes. She is best known today to be a strategic center of Jihad, and the symbolic site of the Taliban movement. Although tourism is not necessarily relevant in this region, some sites worth a visit for visitors Chihlzina, or the Forty Steps, a cave carved into the rock hosting the Persian inscriptions, the mosque of the Prophet's Hair , 19th century, where the famous hair is kept in a gold scabbard protected by blankets holy mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani, colorful style building Mogul turquoise dome, and the shrine of the prophet's mantle, which you can admire the beautiful green marble decor and is one of the places most sacred prayers of the country.
