Balkh
City in Afghanistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Balkh is a city in Afghanistan. About 114,883 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Afghanistan in our atlas.
It lies at 36.76° N, 66.90° E, about 348 m (1,142 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kabul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Balkh. Green dots: other major cities of Afghanistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Balkh has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 40°C (105°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (31°F). Around 174 mm (7 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Feb.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in AfghanistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Mazār-e Sharīf · 20 km
- Kunduz · 174 km
- Baghlān · 175 km
- Bagrām · 289 km
- Kabul · 320 km
- Ghazni · 380 km
- Gardez · 407 km
- Jalālābād · 408 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1147290 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q182159 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.