Editing Lahore (section)

=== Climate ===
{{Main|Climate of Lahore}}
Lahore has a [[hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BSh''), bordering on a [[humid subtropical climate]]. The hottest month is June, where temperatures routinely exceed {{convert|45|C|F}}. The monsoon season starts in late June, and the wettest months are July, August and September.<ref name="HKO">{{cite web
 | url = http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/westasia/lahore_e.htm
 | title = Climatological Normals of Lahore
 | access-date = 6 May 2010
| publisher = [[Hong Kong Observatory]]
 | archive-date = 13 October 2018
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181013021248/http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/asia/westasia/lahore_e.htm
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref> with heavy rainfalls and evening thunderstorms with the possibility of cloudbursts and flash floods. The coolest month is January, with dense fog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nation.com.pk/columns/06-Nov-2016/smoke-not-smog|title=Smoke not smog|date=6 November 2016|access-date=18 September 2017|archive-date=18 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918154315/http://nation.com.pk/columns/06-Nov-2016/smoke-not-smog|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city's record high temperature was {{convert|50.4|C|F}}, recorded on 5 June 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pakmet.com.pk/cdpc/extrems/lahore.htm |title=Quetta |publisher=Pakmet.com.pk |access-date=15 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144256/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/cdpc/extrems/lahore.htm |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref> On 10 June 2007, a temperature of {{convert|48|C|F}} was recorded;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C10%5Cstory_10-6-2007_pg13_1 |title=Highest temperature in 78 years: Four die as city sizzles at 48o C |work=Daily Times |date=10 June 2007 |access-date=15 March 2011 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193450/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C06%5C10%5Cstory_10-6-2007_pg13_1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/10/nat11.htm |title=Heatwave to persist for 4–5 days |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230001853/http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/10/nat11.htm |archive-date=30 December 2008 |work=Dawn |date=10 June 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> this was in the shade, and the meteorological office recording the figure reported a heat index in direct sunlight of {{convert|55|C}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pmd.gov.pk/cdpc/extrems/lahore.htm |title=Lahore Extremes (1881-2022) |publisher=Pakistan Meteorological Department |access-date=20 November 2022 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224185713/http://www.pmd.gov.pk/cdpc/extrems/lahore.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The highest rainfall in a 24-hour period is {{convert|337|mm|in}}, recorded on 1 August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pakmet.com.pk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716143942/http://www.pakmet.com.pk/FFD/index_files/rainaug.htm|url-status=dead|title=Pakmet.com.pk - Pakistan's Biggest Property Website|archive-date=16 July 2011|website=PakMet}}</ref>

{{Lahore weatherbox}}According to the World Air Quality Report 2024, Lahore 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=19 March 2025 |website=www.aqi.in |language=en}}</ref>