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- The distance between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Kolkata/ Calcutta, India is approximately 2,434 km or 1,512 mi.
- To reach Kandahar in this distance one would set out from Kolkata/ Calcutta bearing 299° or WNW
 and follow the great circles arc to approach Kandahar bearing 288.6° or WNW .
- Kandahar has a subtropical hot steppe climate (BSh) whereas Kolkata/ Calcutta has a tropical wet and dry/ savanna climate with dry winters (Aw).
- Kandahar is in or near the warm temperate desert scrub biome whereas Kolkata/ Calcutta is in or near the subtropical moist forest biome.
- The average temperature is 8.4 °C (15.1°F) cooler.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 16.2 °C (29.2°F) more in Kandahar. The continentality subtype is subcontinental as opposed to barely hyperoceanic.
- Total annual precipitation averages 1609.4 mm (63.4 in) less which is equivalent to 1609.4 l/m² (39.5 US gal/ft²) or 16,094,000 l/ha (1,720,555 US gal/ac) less. About 1/9 as much.
- There are 855 more hours of sunlight per year in Kandahar. In whichever way circa 2h 18' more per day or about 1 1/3 as many.
- The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 8.8° lower in Kandahar than in Kolkata/ Calcutta.
- Relative humidity levels are 32.8% lower.
- The mean dew point temperature is 18.1°C (32.6°F) lower.
Climate Comparison Table
The table shows values for Kandahar relative to Kolkata/ Calcutta. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Kolkata/ Calcutta vs Kandahar.
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Annual |
 | Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) |
-14 (-26) |
-14 (-26) |
-12 (-21) |
-7 (-13) |
-1 (-2) |
5 (+9) |
+8 (+14) |
+6 (+11) |
2 (+3) |
-5 (-9) |
-9 (-17) |
-12 (-21) |
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-5 (-8) |
 | Average Temperature °C ( °F) |
-15 (-27) |
-15 (-27) |
-14 (-25) |
-10 (-18) |
-5 (-10) |
0 (-1) |
+3 (+5) |
+0 (+1) |
-6 (-10) |
-11 (-19) |
-14 (-25) |
-14 (-24) |
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-8 (-15) |
 | Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) |
-14 (-25) |
-15 (-26) |
-15 (-26) |
-13 (-23) |
-10 (-18) |
-7 (-13) |
-4 (-6) |
-6 (-11) |
-12 (-22) |
-15 (-28) |
-16 (-29) |
-14 (-24) |
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-12 (-21) |
 | Average Precipitation mm (in) |
+43 (+2) |
+12 (+0) |
+6 (+0) |
-41 (-2) |
-140 (-6) |
-288 (-11) |
-409 (-16) |
-348 (-14) |
-288 (-11) |
-141 (-6) |
-19 (-1) |
+3 (+0) |
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-1609 (-63) |
 | Number of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) |
+1 (+3) |
+7 (+25) |
0 ( 0) |
+6 (+20) |
-10 ( -32) |
-17 ( -57) |
-23 ( -74) |
-24 ( -77) |
-20 ( -67) |
-11 ( -35) |
-2 ( -7) |
0 ( 0) |
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-93 ( -25) |
 | Average Sunlight Hours/ Day |
-1h 58' |
-2h 11' |
-0h 48' |
-0h 54' |
+3h 00' |
+7h 20' |
+7h 27' |
+7h 56' |
+5h 22' |
+3h 17' |
+0h 46' |
-1h 29' |
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+2h 18' |
 | Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day |
-0h 35' |
-0h 21' |
-0h 04' |
+0h 15' |
+0h 31' |
+0h 39' |
+0h 35' |
+0h 21' |
+0h 03' |
-0h 15' |
-0h 31' |
-0h 39' |
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0h 00' |
 | Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) |
-8.9 |
-8.9 |
-8.9 |
-8.9 |
-8.8 |
-7.1 |
-8.6 |
-9 |
-8.9 |
-8.9 |
-8.9 |
-8.9 |
| -8.8 |
 | Relative Humidity (%) |
-8 |
+1 |
-8 |
-25 |
-40 |
-54 |
-58 |
-58 |
-57 |
-44 |
-27 |
-16 |
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-32.8 |
 | Average Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) |
-15.8 (-28) |
-14 (-25) |
-14.9 (-27) |
-16.6 (-30) |
-18 (-32) |
-19.2 (-35) |
-16.6 (-30) |
-18.6 (-33) |
-23.7 (-43) |
-23.5 (-42) |
-20.2 (-36) |
-16.4 (-30) |
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-18.1 (-33) |
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