Khost weather by month & the best time to visit

🇦🇫 Afghanistan · alpine / mountain town · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Khost is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with November and September close behind. Khost averages about 3,256 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

3,256

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

93/100

Rain / year

643 mm

Snow / year

≈22 cm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

96k

Elevation

1,281 m

When is the best time to visit Khost?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Khost is October, then November and September. The dullest month is January (31/100, 36 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Khost?

Khost is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,256 hours of sunshine a year. 62 Sunshine Score points separate October (93) from January (31), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 of 7 destinations in Afghanistan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,355 hours. The year's 643 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Kabul Afghanistan · 153 km · best in Oct · 3,497 h sun/yr
• Islamabad Pakistan · 282 km · best in Nov · 3,035 h sun/yr
• Multan Pakistan · 375 km · best in Nov · 2,897 h sun/yr
• Sialkot Pakistan · 433 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
• Srinagar India · 466 km · best in Oct · 2,619 h sun/yr
• Jammu India · 474 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Peshawar Pakistan · 177 km · 2,970 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Zhob Pakistan · 217 km · 3,373 h sun/yr · best in Nov
• Chitral Pakistan · 342 km · 2,899 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Muzaffarabad Pakistan · 361 km · 2,727 h sun/yr · best in Oct