Editing Hyderabad (section)

=== Climate ===
Hyderabad has a [[tropical savanna climate|tropical wet and dry climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Aw'') bordering on a hot [[semi-arid climate]] (Köppen ''BSh'').<ref>{{cite book |title=Climate and food security |publisher=International Rice Research Institute |page=[https://archive.org/details/climatefoodsecur0000inte/page/348 348] |year=1987 |isbn=978-971-10-4210-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/climatefoodsecur0000inte/page/348}}
* {{cite book |title=The ecology of tropical food crops |publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=249–251 |isbn=978-0-521-41062-5 |last1=Norman |first1=Michael John Thornley |first2=C.J |last2=Pearson |first3=P.G.E |last3=Searle |year=1995}}</ref> The annual mean temperature is {{cvt|26.6|C|F|1}}; monthly mean temperatures are {{cvt|21|–|33|C|F|0}}.<ref name="weatherbase hyd">{{cite web |title=Weatherbase entry for Hyderabad |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=82134&units=metric |publisher=Canty and Associates LLC |access-date=13 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030043855/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=82134&units=metric |archive-date=30 October 2013}}</ref> Summers (March–June) are hot and dry, with average highs in the mid-to-high 30s Celsius;<ref name="imd hyd">{{cite web |title=Hyderabad |url=http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/hyderabad2.htm |publisher=[[India Meteorological Department]] |access-date=13 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110233943/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/hyderabad2.htm |archive-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> maximum temperatures often exceed {{cvt|40|C|F}} between April and June.<ref name="weatherbase hyd" /> The coolest temperatures occur in December and January when the lowest temperature occasionally dips to {{cvt|10|C|F|0}}.<ref name="weatherbase hyd" /> May is the hottest month when daily temperatures range from {{cvt|26-39|C}}; December, the coldest, has temperatures varying from {{cvt|14.5-28|C}}.<ref name="imd hyd" />

Heavy rain from the [[Southwest monsoon|south-west summer monsoon]] falls between June and October, supplying Hyderabad with most of its mean annual rainfall.<ref name="imd hyd" /> Since records began in November 1891, the heaviest rainfall recorded in a 24-hour period was {{cvt|241.5|mm|in|0}} on 24 August 2000. The highest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|45.5|C|0}} on 2 June 1966, and the lowest was {{cvt|6.1|C|0}} on 8 January 1946.<ref>{{cite web |title=Extreme weather events Overall |url=http://www.imdhyderabad.gov.in/tssite/tlngextwx.htm |publisher=Meteorological Centre, Hyderabad |date=December 2013 |access-date=6 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140911/http://www.imdhyderabad.gov.in/tssite/tlngextwx.htm |archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> The city receives 2,731&nbsp;hours of sunshine per year; maximum daily [[Insolation|sunlight exposure]] occurs in February.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical weather for Hyderabad, India |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=82134&refer=&units=metric |publisher=Weatherbase |access-date=3 October 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204143148/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=82134&refer=&units=metric |archive-date=4 December 2011}}</ref>

{{Hyderabad weatherbox}}Hyderabad has been ranked 21st best "National Clean Air City" (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results'<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |url=https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |website=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024}}</ref>