🇦🇫 Afganistán
Herāt
Herat, also written as Harat or Hirat, and historically known as Haraiva, Horeiva and Hires, is a major city in western Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Herat Province and the Herat District. With an estimated population of 673,273 settled residents, it is the largest city in the province and the third-largest city of Afghanistan. As the gateway to Iran and Turkmenistan, the city collects billions of dollars in customs revenue for Afghanistan. The roads from Herat to Iran and Turkmenistan are strategically important for Afghanistan and its neighbors.
- Country
- 🇦🇫 Afganistán
- Elevation
- 926 m
- Population
- 574,300
- Time zone
- Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates
- 34.35, 62.20
Weather in Herāt month by month
The best months to go: Mar · Apr · Oct
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 10° | 15° | 20° | 26° | 31° | 36° | 38° | 35° | 32° | 25° | 17° | 13° |
| low | -2° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 21° | 15° | 9° | 4° | 0° |
| rain | 70 mm | 47 mm | 61 mm | 30 mm | 10 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 3 mm | 23 mm | 30 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Herāt is from other cities in Afganistán
- Kandahār447 km✈ 1 h 18 min · 🚗 7 h 27 min
- Mazār-e Sharīf516 km✈ 1 h 23 min · 🚗 8 h 36 min
- Kabul640 km✈ 1 h 32 min · 🚗 10 h 40 min
- Jalālābād757 km✈ 1 h 40 min · 🚗 12 h 37 min
Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Data from GeoNames, Open-Meteo.