Kushk climate — normals and trends
Kushk (Afghanistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 241 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Kushk averages 50 frost days, 149 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Kushk 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 54 to 46 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -18.6 °C (on 10 February 1951).
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
KushkHerat
- coords
- 33.30°, 61.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
25.0°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
241mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
39%
Average peak wind
23.8km/h
Seasonal range
26.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
50 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
149 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.1 cm
Average feels-like high
21.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.0 °C
Average peak gust
44.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
83 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
46.3 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-18.6 °C
10 February 1951
Wettest day
63 mm
14 March 1955
Windiest day
51.5 km/h
23 June 1993
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
15 July 1958
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
10 July 1977
Coldest feels-like
-24.8 °C
10 February 1951
Snowiest day
12.7 cm
27 December 1963
Sunniest day
14.0 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 14.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 62 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 20.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +6.5 °C | 1 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 36.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 37.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 40.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 39.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 35.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 14.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 77 mm | +45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kushk?
Kushk has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 241 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kushk?
The hottest day measured in Kushk between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kushk?
The coldest day measured in Kushk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1951, at -18.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kushk?
Yes. Kushk gets on average 6.1 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.
Has the climate of Kushk warmed?
Yes: Kushk warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kushk?
The wettest day measured in Kushk between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1955, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kushk?
The windiest day measured in Kushk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1993, with winds reaching 51.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kushk?
The warmest month in Kushk is July (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kushk?
Kushk receives on average 241 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kushk?
Kushk gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kushk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kushk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1963, with 12.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kushk?
Yes: Kushk has on average 83 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kushk?
In Kushk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 10 July 1977, and the lowest was -24.8 °C on 10 February 1951.
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