Editing Peshawar (section)

=== Climate ===
{{Main|Climate of Peshawar}}
With an influence from the local steppe climate, Peshawar features a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSh''), with very hot, prolonged summers and brief, mild to cool winters. Winter in Peshawar starts in November and ends in late March, though it sometimes extends into mid-April, while the summer months are from mid-May to mid-September. The mean maximum summer temperature surpasses {{cvt|40|C|F}} during the hottest month, and the mean minimum temperature is {{cvt|25|C|F}}. The mean minimum temperature during the coolest month is {{cvt|4|C|F}}, while the maximum is {{cvt|18.3|C|F}}.

Peshawar is not a [[monsoon]] region, unlike other parts of Pakistan; however, rainfall occurs in both winter and summer. Due to western disturbances, the winter rainfall shows a higher record between the months of February and April. The highest amount of winter rainfall, measuring {{cvt|236|mm|in}}, was recorded in February 2007,<ref name="Peshawar climate data">{{cite web |title=Peshawar Climate Data |url=http://www.pakmet.com.pk:80/cdpc/Climate/Peshawar_Climate_Data.txt |website=PakMet |publisher=Climate Data Processing Centre (CDPC), Pakistan Meteorological Department, Karachi. |access-date=26 June 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613053333/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/cdpc/Climate/Peshawar_Climate_Data.txt |archive-date=13 June 2010}}</ref> while the highest summer rainfall of {{cvt|402|mm|in}} was recorded in July 2010;<ref name="Pakistan Rainfall july 2010">{{cite web |title=RAINFALL STATEMENT JULY-2010 |url=http://www.pakmet.com.pk:80/FFD/index_files/rainfalljuly10.htm |website=PakMet |publisher=Climate data Processing Centre (CDPC), Pakistan Meteorological Department, Karachi |access-date=26 June 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820185911/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/FFD/index_files/rainfalljuly10.htm |archive-date=20 August 2010}}</ref> during this month, a record-breaking rainfall level of {{cvt|274|mm|in}} fell within a 24-hour period on 29 July 2010<ref name="Pakistan Rainfall july 2010" />—the previous record was {{cvt|187|mm|in}} of rain, recorded in April 2009.<ref name="Peshawar climate data" /> The average winter rainfall levels are higher than those of summer. Based on a 30-year record, the average annual precipitation level was recorded as {{cvt|400|mm|in}} and the highest annual rainfall level of {{cvt|904.5|mm|in}} was recorded in 2003.<ref name="Peshawar climate data" /> Wind speeds vary during the year, from {{cvt|5|kn|mph km/h|lk=in}} in December to {{cvt|24|kn|mph km/h}} in June. The relative humidity varies from 46% in June to 76% in August. The highest temperature of {{cvt|50|C|F}} was recorded on 18 June 1995,<ref name="Peshawar climate data" /> while the lowest {{cvt|-3.9|C|F}} occurred on 7 January 1970.<ref name="Peshawar climate data" />

{{Peshawar weatherbox}}According to the World Air Quality Report 2024, Peshawar is one of the world's most polluted city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World's Most Polluted Cities 2024 {{!}} AQI Ranking |url=https://www.aqi.in/world-most-polluted-cities |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=www.aqi.in |language=en}}</ref>