Khulm climate — normals and trends
Khulm (Afghanistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 308 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 (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Khulm averages 31 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Khulm has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 24 June 1988) and the coldest -19.5 °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
KhulmBalkh
- coords
- 36.70°, 67.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
308mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
27.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
129 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.3 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
86 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
44.7 °C
24 June 1988
Coldest day
-19.5 °C
27 January 1973
Wettest day
37 mm
23 January 1961
Windiest day
35.8 km/h
25 January 1974
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
25 January 1974
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
29 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
27 January 1973
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
24 February 2015
Sunniest day
13.9 h
25 June 1941
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 | -0.5 °C | 49 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 11.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 46 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 17.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 48 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 28 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 35.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 14 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 38.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 36.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 17.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 11.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khulm?
Khulm has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 308 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khulm?
The hottest day measured in Khulm between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1988, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khulm?
The coldest day measured in Khulm between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1973, at -19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Khulm?
Yes. Khulm gets on average 22.0 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Khulm warmed?
Yes: Khulm warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khulm?
The wettest day measured in Khulm between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1961, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khulm?
The windiest day measured in Khulm between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1974, with winds reaching 35.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khulm?
The warmest month in Khulm is July (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Khulm?
Khulm receives on average 308 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khulm?
Khulm gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Khulm?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khulm between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2015, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khulm?
Yes: Khulm has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khulm?
In Khulm, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 29 July 1983, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 27 January 1973.
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