Kandahār
City in Afghanistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Aerial view of a section of Kandahar in 2013: Karla Marshall, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kandahār is a city in Afghanistan, in Kandahar. About 523,300 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Afghanistan in our atlas.
It lies at 31.61° N, 65.71° E, about 1,007 m (3,304 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kabul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Kandahār. Green dots: other major cities of Afghanistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kandahār has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 41°C (107°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 0°C (32°F). Around 162 mm (6 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.
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
- Ghazni · 335 km
- Gardez · 399 km
- Khōst · 442 km
- Herāt · 450 km
- Kabul · 460 km
- Bagrām · 501 km
- Jalālābād · 546 km
- Baghlān · 576 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1138336 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q45604 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aerial view of a section of Kandahar in 2013: Karla Marshall, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Chilzina Mountain at Kandahar in 1881: Sir Benjamin Simpson (1831-1923), Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
