Khōst
City in Afghanistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
View of Khost, Afghanistan: Laura Goodgame, U.S. Air Force, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Khōst is a city in Afghanistan, in Khowst. About 96,123 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Afghanistan in our atlas.
It lies at 33.34° N, 69.92° E, about 1,183 m (3,881 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kabul time zone.
Location
Red dot: Khōst. Green dots: other major cities of Afghanistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Khōst has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 34°C (92°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -3°C (27°F). Around 643 mm (25 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in AfghanistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Gardez · 70 km
- Jalālābād · 130 km
- Ghazni · 141 km
- Kabul · 149 km
- Bagrām · 191 km
- Baghlān · 330 km
- Kunduz · 389 km
- Kandahār · 435 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1136469 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q386682 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- View of Khost, Afghanistan: Laura Goodgame, U.S. Air Force, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)