Paktia Province · Afghanistan
Gardez travel guide
Gardez is a city in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, home to about 70,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- KHT64 km · Khost International Airport
- Currency
- AFNafghani
- Time zone
- Asia/Kabul
- Language
- Arabic, Balochi, Dari
When to go
The best time to visit Gardez
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gardez are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; February is the wettest, with about 88 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Gardez: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Khost International Airport (KHT), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kabul International Airport (KBL, 108 km) is also within reach.
KHT · Khost International Airport
KBL · Kabul International Airport
Questions
Gardez: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gardez?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gardez are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; February is the wettest, with about 88 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gardez?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Khost International Airport (KHT), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kabul International Airport (KBL, 108 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Gardez?
afghani (AFN).
Nearby
Destinations near Gardez
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.