Khōst weather in August

In August, Khōst sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 148 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Khōst's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khōst's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:17 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
49%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Khōst is city in Khost Province, Afghanistan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Khōst reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C cooler than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52922
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How August really feels in Khōst

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 2 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Khōst weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / -0°2951.4103.9
Feb14° / 567.71.510.84.5
Mar19° / 7411.60.211.76.0
Apr25° / 12°7011.5012.86.7
May30° / 17°419.2013.75.2
Jun33° / 21°509.1014.23.9
Jul30° / 22°15218.60144.0
Aug29° / 21°14819.6013.24.6
Sep28° / 18°5011.6012.26.7
Oct24° / 12°244.9011.28.4
Nov19° / 173.5010.37.7
Dec15° / 162.70.39.85.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25842
35743
45743
55842
65941
75941
86040
96139
106238
116238
126337
136436
146535
156535
166733
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186931
196931
207030
217129
227228
237327
247327
257426
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277525
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297624
307822
317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khōst gets around 148 mm of rain over 19.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
468
568
667
767
867
966
1066
1165
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1463
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1761
1861
1960
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3158

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10429643
20329653
30329653
40329653
50230653
60230653
70231643
80232642
90233632
100234622
110235612
120236602
130337582
140338572
150340552
160441541
170442531
180544501
190546481
200647461
210648441
220749421
231750411
241851391
251951381
2611052361
2721153340
2821154330
2921255310
3031454290
3141554270

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:06 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:066:46
213.65:076:46
313.65:086:45
413.65:086:44
513.65:096:43
613.55:106:42
713.55:116:41
813.55:116:40
913.55:126:39
1013.45:136:38
1113.45:136:37
1213.45:146:36
1313.35:156:35
1413.35:166:34
1513.35:166:33
1613.25:176:32
1713.25:186:31
1813.25:186:29
1913.25:196:28
2013.15:206:27
2113.15:216:26
2213.15:216:25
2313.05:226:23
2413.05:236:22
2513.05:236:21
2612.95:246:20
2712.95:256:18
2812.95:266:17
2912.85:266:16
3012.85:276:14
3112.85:286:13

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Khōst

In seasonPeak

In August, Khōst sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Khōst's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Khōst?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Khōst for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khōst in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Khōst sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Khōst in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khōst peaks around June 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 13UV 11Nov 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov2Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khōst in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Khōst is worst in June — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 24 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 2239 µg/m³Dec 1524 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep30Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khōst?

Khōst sits at 33.3°N, 69.9°E, 1,183 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Gardez, 71 km away.

Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye ĀchīnBaraki BarakJalālābādGhazniKabulMehtar LāmPaghmān

Topography around Khōst

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Khōst.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khōst has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 1,185 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 691 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,383 m.

The land around Khōst is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (40%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), bare terrain (26%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
691 m
80 km
4,383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Gardez 71 km · Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 114 km · Baraki Barak 114 km · Jalālābād 130 km · Ghazni 141 km · Kabul 149 km · Mehtar Lām 150 km · Paghmān 165 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Khōst (33.3395°, 69.9204°, elevation 1,183 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).