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Monthly climate in Khash, Afghanistan

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Khash features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 37 °C (100 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 63 mm (2.5 inches) and receives 10 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Khash enjoys an average of 4003 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Khash, Afghanistan

The warmest months in Khash are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 37 °C (94 - 100 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 14 °C (49 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Khash experiences 220 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 18 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Khash. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum26°C
(79°F)		30°C
(87°F)		40°C
(103°F)		41°C
(106°F)		46°C
(115°F)		49°C
(121°F)		49°C
(120°F)		48°C
(119°F)		43°C
(110°F)		40°C
(104°F)		35°C
(96°F)		26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum23°C
(75°F)		27°C
(82°F)		35°C
(96°F)		40°C
(104°F)		43°C
(110°F)		46°C
(115°F)		47°C
(118°F)		46°C
(115°F)		42°C
(107°F)		37°C
(99°F)		31°C
(87°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Average high17°C
(62°F)		21°C
(70°F)		28°C
(82°F)		33°C
(92°F)		38°C
(101°F)		43°C
(110°F)		45°C
(113°F)		42°C
(109°F)		38°C
(101°F)		31°C
(87°F)		22°C
(73°F)		19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean9°C
(49°F)		14°C
(57°F)		20°C
(69°F)		26°C
(79°F)		31°C
(87°F)		36°C
(96°F)		37°C
(100°F)		35°C
(94°F)		29°C
(85°F)		22°C
(71°F)		15°C
(59°F)		11°C
(51°F)
Average low2°C
(37°F)		6°C
(43°F)		13°C
(55°F)		18°C
(64°F)		22°C
(72°F)		27°C
(81°F)		29°C
(85°F)		26°C
(79°F)		20°C
(69°F)		13°C
(56°F)		7°C
(45°F)		3°C
(38°F)
Mean minimum-5°C
(24°F)		-2°C
(29°F)		5°C
(41°F)		10°C
(50°F)		17°C
(62°F)		22°C
(72°F)		26°C
(79°F)		21°C
(70°F)		16°C
(60°F)		7°C
(45°F)		1°C
(33°F)		-4°C
(25°F)
Minimum-7°C
(19°F)		-4°C
(25°F)		-0°C
(32°F)		8°C
(47°F)		14°C
(57°F)		20°C
(69°F)		26°C
(78°F)		19°C
(67°F)		15°C
(59°F)		4°C
(39°F)		0°C
(32°F)		-7°C
(19°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Khash, Afghanistan

Khash usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 2 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Khash are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Khash. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)15 (0.6)15 (0.6)14 (0.5)8 (0.3)3 (0.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)5 (0.2)4 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)232110000010

Monthly sunshine hours in Khash, Afghanistan

The sunniest months in Khash are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 45 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Khash: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Khash. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours238279330347385391396378340326295293
Mean daily daylight hours10h 20m11h 3m11h 59m12h 57m13h 45m14h 9m13h 56m13h 14m12h 19m11h 22m10h 32m10h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Khash, Afghanistan

Khash experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Khash UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Khash. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)5710111312131111864