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Kabul weather in December

December is a fair shoulder-season month in Kabul — decent conditions with some trade-offs. Expect highs around 9°C, lows near -3°C, and about 2 days with rain.

6.0 · Fairtravel score for December
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg high
9°C
Avg low
-3°C
Rainfall
8 mm
Rain days
2
Sunshine
8.7 h/day
Daylight
9.7 h

What to pack for Kabul in December

  • a warm coat, hat and gloves

Humidity averages 50%; max daily wind around 10 km/h. Snow falls on about 1 days.

How December compares

January: 1.8/10 JFebruary: 3.5/10 FMarch: 5.8/10 MApril: 9.5/10 AMay: 10.0/10 MJune: 8.9/10 JJuly: 6.4/10 JAugust: 7.2/10 ASeptember: 9.9/10 SOctober: 10.0/10 ONovember: 8.2/10 NDecember: 6.0/10 D

Best months in Kabul: April–May & September–October. See the full best time to visit Kabul guide.

Kabul in December: the details

In December, Kabul sees average daytime highs of 9°C (48°F) and overnight lows of -3°C (27°F). Rainfall totals roughly 8 mm across 2 rainy days, and the sun shines about 8.7 hours per day with 9.7 hours of daylight mid-month. Relative humidity averages 50%.

These figures are climate normals computed from the ERA5 weather reanalysis (2019–2024) for Kabul, Afghanistan (34.53, 69.17) — see our methodology. Actual conditions vary year to year.

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