Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Khoshamand features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (30 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -21 °C (-5 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 220 mm (8.7 inches) and receives 25 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Khoshamand enjoys an average of 4064 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 1 minutes to 14 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Khoshamand are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 2 °C (30 - 37 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Khoshamand experiences 136 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 90 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Average high | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Daily mean | -1°C (30°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 2°C (37°F) |
Average low | -6°C (21°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 2°C (36°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Mean minimum | -14°C (7°F) | -13°C (10°F) | -5°C (24°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -4°C (25°F) | -7°C (19°F) |
Minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Khoshamand, Afghanistan with other places around the world.
Khoshamand usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 5 rainy days and 51 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Khoshamand are August, September and October. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 52 (2.0) | 65 (2.6) | 21 (0.8) | 7 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 28 (1.1) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Khoshamand are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 3 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Khoshamand: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 231 | 275 | 331 | 355 | 398 | 401 | 402 | 384 | 351 | 337 | 294 | 301 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 15m | 11h 0m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 49m | 14h 15m | 14h 2m | 13h 17m | 12h 20m | 11h 20m | 10h 28m | 10h 1m |
Khoshamand experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 Khoshamand UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 |