Sar-e Pol Province · Afghanistan

Sar-e Pol travel guide

Sar-e Pol is a city in Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan, home to about 51,000 people.

Best months
April and October
Nearest airport
MZR127 km · Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport
Currency
AFNafghani
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Language
Arabic, Balochi, Dari

When to go

The best time to visit Sar-e Pol

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sar-e Pol are April and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; February is the wettest, with about 62 mm of rain.

-1°18°37°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec100 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Sar-e Pol: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport (MZR), about 127 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

MZR · Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport

126.6 km from the centreICAO OAMS

Questions

Sar-e Pol: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Sar-e Pol?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sar-e Pol are April and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; February is the wettest, with about 62 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Sar-e Pol?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport (MZR), about 127 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Sar-e Pol?

afghani (AFN).

Nearby

Destinations near Sar-e Pol

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.