Band-e Amir National Park

    Afghanistan

    A striking desert oasis of six impossibly deep blue lakes separated by natural travertine dams.

    Warmest month is July at 22°C on average. Coolest is January at -6°C.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $0.8 (~$0.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Afghanistan, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.25 (~$1.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Afghanistan, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      7h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      2,128 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      FCDO advises against all travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January-6°17°C·
    February-4°17°C·
    March1°16°C·
    April8°16°C·
    May15°10°C·
    June19°10°C·
    July22°10°C·
    August21°10°C·
    September18°8°C·
    October12°10°C·
    November4°13°C·
    December-1°15°C·

    What to do

    • Rent a swan-shaped paddleboat on the sapphire waters
    • Hike the red limestone cliffs encircling Band-e Haibat
    • Swim in the frigid, mineral-rich lake waters

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.