Gardez
City in Afghanistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Gardez paktya: U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Severns, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Gardez is a city in Afghanistan, in Paktia. About 103,601 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Afghanistan in our atlas.
It lies at 33.60° N, 69.23° E, about 2,308 m (7,572 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kabul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Gardez. Green dots: other major cities of Afghanistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gardez has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -8°C (17°F). Around 614 mm (24 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
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
- Khōst · 70 km
- Ghazni · 75 km
- Kabul · 103 km
- Jalālābād · 146 km
- Bagrām · 152 km
- Baghlān · 285 km
- Kunduz · 349 km
- Kandahār · 393 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1141857 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q467632 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Gardez paktya: U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. John Severns, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)