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Monthly climate in Peshawar, Pakistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Peshawar features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 698 mm (27.5 inches) and receives 95 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Peshawar enjoys an average of 3813 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 54 minutes to 14 hours 21 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Peshawar, Pakistan §

The warmest months in Peshawar are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (87 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 14 °C (52 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Peshawar experiences 210 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Peshawar, Pakistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Peshawar, Pakistan §

Peshawar usually has the most precipitation in March, July and August, with an average of 13 rainy days and 110 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Peshawar are January, October and December. On average, 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Peshawar, Pakistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28 (1.1) 49 (1.9) 82 (3.2) 72 (2.8) 38 (1.5) 34 (1.3) 125 (4.9) 122 (4.8) 69 (2.7) 24 (0.9) 42 (1.6) 15 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 6 10 8 9 7 14 17 10 3 4 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Peshawar, Pakistan §

The sunniest months in Peshawar are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Peshawar: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Peshawar, Pakistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 215 261 306 338 379 384 372 353 325 322 272 279
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 9m 10h 57m 11h 58m 13h 2m 13h 55m 14h 21m 14h 8m 13h 21m 12h 21m 11h 18m 10h 23m 9h 54m

Solar UV radiation in Peshawar, Pakistan §

Peshawar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Peshawar UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Peshawar, Pakistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 5 9 9 11 11 11 10 8 7 4 3