Khost climate — normals and trends
Khost (Afghanistan) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 716 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 June (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Khost averages 42 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Khost has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 56 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 7 June 2003) and the coldest -18.6 °C (on 11 January 1945).
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
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- coords
- 33.34°, 69.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
716mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.6 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
76 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
43.1 °C
7 June 2003
Coldest day
-18.6 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
205 mm
31 July 1953
Windiest day
33.8 km/h
3 March 1943
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
3 March 1945
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
4 June 2017
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
11 January 1945
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
8 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.6 h
6 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 13 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 48 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 20.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 54 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +6.4 °C | 8 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 23 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 56 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 149 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 170 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 54 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 21 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 21.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 23 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khost?
Khost has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 716 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khost?
The hottest day measured in Khost between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2003, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khost?
The coldest day measured in Khost between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -18.6 °C.
Does it snow in Khost?
Yes. Khost gets on average 9.6 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Khost warmed?
Yes: Khost warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khost?
The wettest day measured in Khost between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1953, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khost?
The windiest day measured in Khost between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1943, with winds reaching 33.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khost?
The warmest month in Khost is June (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Khost?
Khost receives on average 716 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khost?
Khost gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Khost?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khost between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1945, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khost?
Yes: Khost has on average 76 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khost?
In Khost, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 4 June 2017, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 11 January 1945.
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