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The climate of Peshawar (Pakistan)
Peshawar is a large city located in the northern part of Pakistan east of the Khyber Pass in a large valley. This pass forms the natural border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Peshawar is located in the province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa of which it also is the capital. Peshawar is an ancient city founded at the beginning of our era. Throughout history it has always been an important trading post. Nowadays the city is of great tactical importance. Kabul, which is the capital of Afghanistan, is about 200 kilometers away. Because of its long history many beautiful old Buddhist temples, mosques Hindu temples and colonial buildings can be found here. The city is also known for the variety of dried fruits that are produced here. Peshawar has a steppe climate with cool winters and hot summers. Precipitation falls all year round. During the summer daytime temperatures are 40 degrees Celsius on average; the hottest temperature ever recorded is just above 50 degrees Celsius. Winters are cool. However, extremely cold temperatures are uncommon; the coldest temperature on record is -3.9 degrees Celsius. Peshawar gets less rain than other parts of Pakistan. The wettest months are March and August; the driest month is June. The growth of the city has had a bad effect on the climate, the quality of the air is very bad.

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Peshawar

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	19	4	6	5		n/a
February	20	6	7	7		n/a
March	24	11	6	11		n/a
April	31	17	8	10		n/a
May	36	22	10	7		n/a
June	41	26	10	4		n/a
July	38	27	9	8		n/a
August	36	26	9	9		n/a
September	36	23	9	5		n/a
October	32	16	9	4		n/a
November	26	10	8	3		n/a
December	20	5	6	4		n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
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