Kabul
Capital of Afghanistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Kabul TV Hill view: Sven Dirks, Wien, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. About 4.4 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Afghanistan in our atlas.
It lies at 34.53° N, 69.17° E, about 1,798 m (5,899 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kabul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Kabul. Green dots: other major cities of Afghanistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kabul has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (21°F). Around 521 mm (21 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in AfghanistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Bagrām · 49 km
- Gardez · 103 km
- Jalālābād · 118 km
- Ghazni · 128 km
- Khōst · 149 km
- Baghlān · 183 km
- Kunduz · 246 km
- Mazār-e Sharīf · 307 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1138958 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q5838 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Kabul TV Hill view: Sven Dirks, Wien, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- National museum of Afghanistan: Michal Hvorecky from Slovak Republic, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Babur Gardens: Jim Kelly, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Darulaman palace: Qasimmirzaie, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ahmad Faisal - football - D: Ahmad Faisal, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kabul zoo - panoramio: Masoud Akbari, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
