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Towns like Herat, Afghanistan

Herat has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 98°F and Jan lows near 27°F, and about 10 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $28k (estimate).

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Herat's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Chaparral, NM72% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (11 in vs 10 in), falling mostly in summer, the opposite of Herat, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 62 · Scenery 86 · Typical home $129k, 361% pricier

2. Summerlin South, NV69% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights about the same.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (11 in vs 10 in), spread through the year, unlike Herat's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance, which Herat lacks, not the plateau setting of Herat, both well inland.

   Climate 81 · Scenery 52 · Typical home $345k, 1132% pricier

3. Rosamond, CA68% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F milder.

   Rain & snow30% less rain (7.4 in vs 10 in), falling mostly in winter, like Herat, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance (the Sierra Nevada), which Herat lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 71 · Scenery 64 · Typical home $288k, 929% pricier

4. Avenal, CA68% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 8°F milder.

   Rain & snow18% less rain (8.6 in vs 10 in), falling mostly in winter, like Herat, no snow.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, not the plateau setting of Herat, both well inland, 2,200 ft lower.

   Climate 71 · Scenery 63 · Typical home $174k, 521% pricier

5. Hurricane, UT66% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 2°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (12 in vs 10 in), spread through the year, unlike Herat's winter rains, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby, which Herat lacks, not the plateau setting of Herat, both well inland.

   Climate 76 · Scenery 51 · Typical home $326k, 1064% pricier

6. Artesia, NM65% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights 5°F colder.

   Rain & snow24% more rain (13 in vs 10 in), falling mostly in summer, the opposite of Herat, a dusting of snow possible.

   ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance, which Herat lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 56 · Scenery 80

Doppeltowns abroad

• Torbat-e Jam, Iran (85% match)
• Qarshi, Uzbekistan (76% match)
• Quetta, Pakistan (76% match)

Herat weather by month