20 Places With Weather Like Balkh
Balkh, Afghanistan has very hot summers and cool winters, with little rain, mostly from January to April, highs between 49°F (10°C) and 102°F (39°C) and 6.6 in (168 mm) of rain a year. These 20 cities have the closest month-by-month highs, lows, rain, humidity and sunshine of any with 25,000+ people, with seasons lined up across hemispheres. Shibirghān, Afghanistan comes out on top at 97%; 13 of the 20 are outside Afghanistan.
The 20 closest climates
- 🇦🇫ShibirghānJowzjan, Afghanistan · Pop. 56k97%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsBalkh vs Shibirghān →
- 🇦🇫Sar-e PulSar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan · Pop. 52k96%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsBalkh vs Sar-e Pul →
- 🇮🇷SarakhsRazavi Khorasan, Iran · Pop. 46k95%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallBalkh vs Sarakhs →
- 🇹🇲TejenAhal, Turkmenistan · Pop. 67k94%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsBalkh vs Tejen →
- 🇹🇯ZarhalolKhatlon Province, Tajikistan · Pop. 31k94%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsBalkh vs Zarhalol →
- 🇦🇫KunduzAfghanistan · Pop. 162k94%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsBalkh vs Kunduz →
- 🇹🇲MaryTurkmenistan · Pop. 167k93%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsBalkh vs Mary →
- 🇹🇲MagdanlyLebap, Turkmenistan · Pop. 45k93%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsBalkh vs Magdanly →
- 🇦🇫AndkhoyFaryab, Afghanistan · Pop. 38k93%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsBalkh vs Andkhoy →
- 🇹🇲KerkiLebap, Turkmenistan · Pop. 33k92%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsBalkh vs Kerki →
- 🇦🇫BaghlānBaghlan, Afghanistan · Pop. 108k91%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineBalkh vs Baghlān →
- 🇺🇿QarshiQashqadaryo, Uzbekistan · Pop. 278k91%matchSame winter lowsSame humidityBalkh vs Qarshi →
- 🇺🇿MuborakQashqadaryo, Uzbekistan · Pop. 30k89%matchSame summer highsSame sunshineBalkh vs Muborak →
- 🇦🇫AībakSamangan, Afghanistan · Pop. 48k89%matchSame sunshineSame humidityBalkh vs Aībak →
- 🇺🇿Sho‘rchiSurxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan · Pop. 25k86%matchSame humiditySame sunshineBalkh vs Sho‘rchi →
- 🇹🇲KakaAhal, Turkmenistan · Pop. 33k86%matchSame summer highsSame winter lowsBalkh vs Kaka →
- 🇹🇲TürkmenabatLebap, Turkmenistan · Pop. 231k85%matchSame sunshineSame humidityBalkh vs Türkmenabat →
- 🇹🇯BokhtarKhatlon Province, Tajikistan · Pop. 111k84%matchSame humiditySame sunshineBalkh vs Bokhtar →
- 🇺🇿BukharaUzbekistan · Pop. 280k84%matchSame sunshineSimilar rainfallBalkh vs Bukhara →
- 🇦🇫HerātHerat, Afghanistan · Pop. 574k81%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsBalkh vs Herāt →
↻ = seasons flipped: a city across the equator is compared six months apart, so its January lines up with Balkh's July.
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Like Balkh, but…
Like Balkh, but warmer
See more →- 🇦🇫BaghlānBaghlan, Afghanistan · Pop. 108k87%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineBalkh vs Baghlān →
- 🇸🇾Ar RaqqahRaqqa, Syria · Pop. 532k84%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallBalkh vs Ar Raqqah →
- 🇸🇾Deir ez-ZorSyria · Pop. 272k80%matchSimilar rainfallMilder wintersBalkh vs Deir ez-Zor →
- 🇸🇾Al-TabqaRaqqa, Syria · Pop. 88k80%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallBalkh vs Al-Tabqa →
- 🇸🇾Al ḨasakahAl-Hasakah, Syria · Pop. 422k79%matchSame humidityWetter wintersBalkh vs Al Ḩasakah →
Like Balkh, but drier
See more →- 🇹🇲TürkmenabatLebap, Turkmenistan · Pop. 231k85%matchSame sunshineSame humidityBalkh vs Türkmenabat →
- 🇺🇿BukharaUzbekistan · Pop. 280k84%matchSame sunshineSimilar rainfallBalkh vs Bukhara →
- 🇸🇾Al QaryataynHoms, Syria · Pop. 32k73%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallBalkh vs Al Qaryatayn →
- 🇸🇾TadmurHoms, Syria · Pop. 51k72%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallBalkh vs Tadmur →
- 🇺🇸BakersfieldCalifornia, United States · Pop. 374k62%matchSimilar rainfallMilder wintersBalkh vs Bakersfield →
Like Balkh, but sunnier
See more →- 🇹🇲SarahsAhal, Turkmenistan · Pop. 31k92%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallBalkh vs Sarahs →
- 🇦🇫HerātHerat, Afghanistan · Pop. 574k78%matchSame winter lowsSame summer highsBalkh vs Herāt →
- 🇸🇾Al ḨasakahAl-Hasakah, Syria · Pop. 422k78%matchSame humidityWetter wintersBalkh vs Al Ḩasakah →
- 🇸🇾Al-TabqaRaqqa, Syria · Pop. 88k73%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallBalkh vs Al-Tabqa →
- 🇸🇾Al QaryataynHoms, Syria · Pop. 32k72%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallBalkh vs Al Qaryatayn →