Afghanistan
Practical guide
Afghanistan is in Southern Asia. It has 43,844,111 inhabitants across 652,230 km². It borders 6 countries. It is landlocked. Its capital is Kabul. People speak Dari, Pashto, Turkmen and the currency is the Afghan Afghani (AFN). Ezplora has pages for 5 of its cities, with month-by-month climate and the distances between them.
- Capital
- Kabul
- Population
- 43,844,111
- Area
- 652,230 km²
- Currency
- Afghan Afghani · AFN
- Languages
- Dari, Pashto, Turkmen
- Time zone
- Asia/Kabul
- Dialling code
- +93
- Domain
- .af
When to go to Afghanistan
The best months to visit Kabul are May, September and October. In Kabul, daytime highs go from 3° in January to 33° in July. The wettest month is March (76 mm) and the driest is June (3 mm). From November to February, nights drop below freezing. In July, highs go above 33°.
Weather in Kabul month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 3° | 6° | 13° | 20° | 25° | 31° | 33° | 32° | 28° | 22° | 14° | 7° |
| low | -7° | -4° | 1° | 7° | 10° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 12° | 5° | 0° | -5° |
| rain | 41 mm | 61 mm | 76 mm | 67 mm | 24 mm | 3 mm | 7 mm | 5 mm | 3 mm | 7 mm | 13 mm | 24 mm |
1970–2000 normals (WorldClim 2.1). Monthly rainfall total.
Cities in Afghanistan
Distances in Afghanistan
- Kabul → Herat1,061 km 1 h 32 min · 15 h 4 min
- Kabul → Mazar-i-Sharif423 km 1 h 7 min · 6 h
- Kabul → Kandahar494 km 1 h 18 min · 7 h 40 min
- Kabul → Jalalabad151 km 54 min · 2 h 11 min
1 h 32 min · 
15 h 4 minNeighboring countries
- 🇮🇷 IranTehran
- 🇵🇰 PakistanIslamabad
- 🇹🇲 TurkmenistanAshgabat
- 🇺🇿 UzbekistanTashkent
- 🇹🇯 TajikistanDushanbe
- 🇨🇳 ChinaBeijing
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Afghanistan?
The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul.
What currency is used in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan uses the Afghan Afghani (AFN).
What language is spoken in Afghanistan?
In Afghanistan, people speak Dari, Pashto, Turkmen.
When is the best time to visit Afghanistan?
The best months to visit Kabul are May, September and October. In Kabul, daytime highs go from 3° in January to 33° in July. The wettest month is March (76 mm) and the driest is June (3 mm). From November to February, nights drop below freezing. In July, highs go above 33°.
Data from Banco Mundial, GeoNames and WorldClim. Photo from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).