Khost Province · Afghanistan
Khost travel guide
Khost is a city in Khost Province, Afghanistan, home to about 160,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May, September and October
- Nearest airport
- KHT12 km · Khost International Airport
- Currency
- AFNafghani
- Time zone
- Asia/Kabul
- Language
- Arabic, Balochi, Dari
When to go
The best time to visit Khost
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Khost are April, May, September and October. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 76 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Khost: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Khost International Airport (KHT), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line.
KHT · Khost International Airport
Questions
Khost: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Khost?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Khost are April, May, September and October. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 76 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Khost?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Khost International Airport (KHT), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Khost?
afghani (AFN).
Nearby
Destinations near Khost
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.