Khāsh climate — normals and trends
Khāsh (Afghanistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 84 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 (36.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Khāsh averages 22 frost days, 197 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.
Khāsh has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.9 °C (on 4 July 2024) and the coldest -14.1 °C (on 16 January 1996).
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
KhāshNimroz
- coords
- 31.53°, 62.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
15.1°C
Annual rainfall
84mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
30%
Average peak wind
21.2km/h
Seasonal range
27.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
197 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
17 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
27.2 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
137 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
49.9 °C
4 July 2024
Coldest day
-14.1 °C
16 January 1996
Wettest day
45 mm
6 February 1951
Windiest day
62.2 km/h
23 February 1989
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
2 April 1981
Hottest feels-like
50.4 °C
24 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-19.2 °C
16 January 1996
Snowiest day
6.1 cm
12 January 1996
Sunniest day
13.7 h
1 July 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 20.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 26.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | +5.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 41.8 °C | +3.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 43.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 45.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 42.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 39.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 32.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 22.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 19.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 23 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khāsh?
Khāsh has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 84 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khāsh?
The hottest day measured in Khāsh between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2024, reaching 49.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khāsh?
The coldest day measured in Khāsh between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1996, at -14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Khāsh?
Almost never: Khāsh sees virtually no snow, with about 22 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khāsh warmed?
Yes: Khāsh warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khāsh?
The wettest day measured in Khāsh between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1951, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khāsh?
The windiest day measured in Khāsh between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1989, with winds reaching 62.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khāsh?
The warmest month in Khāsh is July (36.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Khāsh?
Khāsh receives on average 84 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khāsh?
Khāsh 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 Khāsh?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khāsh between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1996, with 6.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khāsh?
Yes: Khāsh has on average 137 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khāsh?
In Khāsh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.4 °C on 24 June 1988, and the lowest was -19.2 °C on 16 January 1996.
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