Kunduz
City in Afghanistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Afghan Business School Kunduz: Bastian Kuhl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kunduz is a city in Afghanistan. About 161,902 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Afghanistan in our atlas.
It lies at 36.73° N, 68.86° E, about 402 m (1,319 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kabul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Kunduz. Green dots: other major cities of Afghanistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kunduz has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 39°C (103°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 0°C (32°F). Around 219 mm (9 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
- Baghlān · 68 km
- Mazār-e Sharīf · 155 km
- Balkh · 174 km
- Bagrām · 199 km
- Kabul · 246 km
- Jalālābād · 292 km
- Gardez · 349 km
- Ghazni · 355 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1135689 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q108155 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Afghan Business School Kunduz: Bastian Kuhl, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)