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When to goBest time: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Jan Fine, with caveats: cold
- Feb Fine, with caveats: cold
- Mar Fine, with caveats
- Apr Good
- May Good
- Jun Good
- Jul Fine, with caveats: heat
- Aug Fine, with caveats: heat
- Sep Good
- Oct Good
- Nov Fine, with caveats
- Dec Fine, with caveats: cold
Good Fine, with caveats Hard cold heat
Cheaper and fewer tourists: Jul–Aug, Nov–Mar - the trade-off: cold, heat
Country-wide average; mountains, coasts and the far north or south can differ.
Holidays that change a tripRamadan · February 8 - March 8, 2027
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Ramadan - ≈ February 8 - March 8, 2027
Do not eat, drink or smoke in public in the daytime: it can be fined. Many cafés open only after sunset. -
Eid al-Fitr - ≈ March 9 - 11, 2027
Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy. -
Nowruz - March 21, 2027
Spring New Year: public holidays and festivities; offices closed, transport and hotels busy. -
Eid al-Adha - ≈ May 16 - 19, 2027
Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy.
≈ - the date follows the moon and can shift by a day
What to bring and knowC, F · 220 V
- Sockets: type C, F · 220 V, 50 Hz
Phone and laptop chargers usually work (100–240 V); you may need a plug adapter. - Traffic drives on the right
- Drink bottled or boiled water, not from the tap
- Women must cover their hair in public, foreigners included; everyone covers shoulders and knees
- Jul–Aug: sunscreen, a hat, light clothes, a water bottle
- Dec–Feb: a warm jacket, hat and gloves
Medicines, bans and the law
- The UK government advises against all travel here; travelling against this advice can invalidate travel insurance. source
- You cannot take more than US$5,000 in cash through airports or more than US$500 through land borders. A polio vaccination certificate may be checked when you leave. source
- Carry prescription medicines in their original packaging with a copy of the prescription.
Paying with a foreign card21 of 45 services in our catalogue accept one
- Public Transport & Maps: Rome2Rio, Google Maps
- Telecom, Internet & Apps: Telegram, WhatsApp
- Shopping, Classifieds & Parcels: DHL Express, FedEx
- Travel: Tickets & Hotels: Ariana Afghan Airlines, Kam Air
Based on our checks of each service. Banks may add a fee for payments abroad.
Phone and internet
- 12 of 45 services here need a local phone number for the SMS code, for example Dara, BBR, BBR Food.
- Mobile operators and eSIM →
Checked: October 15
Useful phrasesPersian
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- Hello سلام salaam
- Excuse me ببخشید bebakhshid
- I don’t understand متوجه نمی‌شوم motevajeh nemishavam
- Do you speak English? انگلیسی صحبت می‌کنید؟ engelisi sohbat mikonid?
- Where is the toilet? دستشویی کجاست؟ dastshuyi kojast?
- The bill, please صورت‌حساب لطفاً surat-hesab lotfan
- Please take me to this address (show it on the map) لطفاً مرا به این آدرس ببرید. Lotfan marâ be in âdres bebarid.
- How much will it cost? چقدر می‌شود؟ Cheqadr mishavad?
- Stop here, please لطفاً همین‌جا نگه دارید. Lotfan hamin-jâ negah dârid.
- Please wait a moment لطفاً کمی صبر کنید. Lotfan kami sabr konid.
- Thank you ممنون. Mamnun.
- Please help me, I am a foreigner لطفاً کمکم کنید، من خارجی هستم. Lotfan komakam konid, man khāreji hastam.
- Please take me to a hospital لطفاً مرا به بیمارستان ببرید. Lotfan marā be bimārestān bebarid.
- I am allergic to… من به این حساسیت دارم: man be in hassāsiyat dāram
- Where is the nearest pharmacy? نزدیک‌ترین داروخانه کجاست؟ Nazdik-tarin dārukhāne kojāst?
- Please call the police لطفاً به پلیس زنگ بزنید. Lotfan be polis zang bezanid.
- I have lost my passport گذرنامه‌ام را گم کرده‌ام. Gozarnāme-am rā gom karde-am.
- Where is the nearest ATM? نزدیک‌ترین خودپرداز کجاست؟ Nazdik-tarin khodpardāz kojāst?