Khanabad climate — normals and trends
Khanabad (Afghanistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 367 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Khanabad averages 55 frost days, 135 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Khanabad has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 72 to 38 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 8 July 1944) and the coldest -25.0 °C (on 27 January 1973).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KhanabadKunduz
- coords
- 36.68°, 69.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
367mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
28.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
55 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
135 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.4 cm
Average feels-like high
22.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
74 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.1 °C
8 July 1944
Coldest day
-25.0 °C
27 January 1973
Wettest day
40 mm
15 April 1964
Windiest day
34.7 km/h
3 November 2016
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
2 May 1984
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
21 July 1967
Coldest feels-like
-29.2 °C
15 January 1964
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
8 February 2010
Sunniest day
13.9 h
23 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 39 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 18.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 75 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 33 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 37.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 17.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 5 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 11.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khanabad?
Khanabad has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 367 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khanabad?
The hottest day measured in Khanabad between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, reaching 46.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khanabad?
The coldest day measured in Khanabad between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1973, at -25.0 °C.
Does it snow in Khanabad?
Yes. Khanabad gets on average 39.4 cm of snow per year and has around 55 frost days.
Has the climate of Khanabad warmed?
Yes: Khanabad warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khanabad?
The wettest day measured in Khanabad between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1964, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khanabad?
The windiest day measured in Khanabad between 1940 and 2025 was 3 November 2016, with winds reaching 34.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khanabad?
The warmest month in Khanabad is July (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Khanabad?
Khanabad receives on average 367 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khanabad?
Khanabad gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Khanabad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khanabad between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2010, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khanabad?
Yes: Khanabad has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khanabad?
In Khanabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 21 July 1967, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 15 January 1964.
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