




Afghanistan
About 37.2M people live in Afghanistan, on 647,500 km² in 34 regions; the capital is Kabul. The highest summit is Noshaq (7,492 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Sep–Nov.
Afghanistan at a glance
The atlas follows 30,468 places here month by month, with 7,390 mountains and 8 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are September, October and November.
Afghanistan's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+464%7.78M in 1950 → 43.8M in 2025 → 76.9M in 2050Afghanistan · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Afghanistan
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Afghanistan
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
Herat
Balkh
Kabul
Kandahar
Mazar-i-Sharif
Taloqan
Lashkar Gah
Sheberghan
34 regions

Afghanistan from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Afghanistan
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Afghanistan
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Afghanistan
8 monuments and 6 museums; the best known first.
What's on in Afghanistan
The ground and the sky in Afghanistan
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Afghanistan
4 large airports, 15 railway stations; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.