Khanashin climate — normals and trends
Khanashin (Afghanistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 71 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 (35.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Khanashin averages 22 frost days, 200 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 15 rainy days per year.
Khanashin has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.2 °C (on 23 June 2017) and the coldest -11.3 °C (on 14 January 2023).
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
KhanashinHelmand
- coords
- 30.55°, 63.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
71mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
29%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
200 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
15 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
27.1 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
139 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
49.2 °C
23 June 2017
Coldest day
-11.3 °C
14 January 2023
Wettest day
39 mm
12 February 2011
Windiest day
60.6 km/h
3 March 1975
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
24 March 1969
Hottest feels-like
49.3 °C
24 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-17.5 °C
10 December 1964
Snowiest day
4.2 cm
15 December 1959
Sunniest day
13.4 h
23 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 21 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 21.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 27.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 41.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 42.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 44.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 41.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 39.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 22.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 20.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 11 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khanashin?
Khanashin has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 71 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khanashin?
The hottest day measured in Khanashin between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2017, reaching 49.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khanashin?
The coldest day measured in Khanashin between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2023, at -11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Khanashin?
Almost never: Khanashin sees virtually no snow, with about 22 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khanashin warmed?
Yes: Khanashin warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khanashin?
The wettest day measured in Khanashin between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2011, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khanashin?
The windiest day measured in Khanashin between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1975, with winds reaching 60.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khanashin?
The warmest month in Khanashin is July (35.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Khanashin?
Khanashin receives on average 71 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 15 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khanashin?
Khanashin gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Khanashin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khanashin between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1959, with 4.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khanashin?
Yes: Khanashin has on average 139 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khanashin?
In Khanashin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 24 June 1988, and the lowest was -17.5 °C on 10 December 1964.
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