Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025

Name: Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025
Start: 2025-07-25
End: 2025-08-20
Location: India, Pakistan

Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025: 143 records at 31 stations, peak on 6 August 2025. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025 set or tied 143 station records at 31 stations.
It ran from 25 July 2025 to 20 August 2025 (27 days) and its peak day was 6 August 2025.
Status: closed.
Pendra Road set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 26.6 C (79.9 F) on 5 August 2025.
The busiest day was 6 August 2025 with 15 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 67 years.

Footprint

25 July to 20 August 2025

The area covered by Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025 is outlined, with 11 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pendra Road	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2025-08-05
Bikaner	Record high minimum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	2025-08-15
Pbo Anantapur	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	2025-08-07
Guna	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2025-08-16
Balasore	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2025-08-13
Gadag	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	2025-08-09
Lucknow/Amausi	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	2025-08-19
Cuddalore	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2025-08-07
Jagdalpur	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	2025-08-08
Bangalore	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2025-08-03
Kurnool	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2025-08-02

Records per Day

Peak day 15

Records set or tied each day from 25 July 2025 to 20 August 2025. The most in one day was 15 on 6 August 2025.

Records per day during Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025
Date	Records
2025-07-25	1
2025-07-26	1
2025-07-27	5
2025-07-28	5
2025-07-30	3
2025-07-31	9
2025-08-01	5
2025-08-02	8
2025-08-03	8
2025-08-04	7
2025-08-05	9
2025-08-06	15
2025-08-07	8
2025-08-08	6
2025-08-09	6
2025-08-10	7
2025-08-11	5
2025-08-12	6
2025-08-13	4
2025-08-14	2
2025-08-15	4
2025-08-16	5
2025-08-17	4
2025-08-18	2
2025-08-19	5
2025-08-20	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025 ranked by margin
Bikaner, 08-15	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Bikaner, 08-17	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Balasore, 08-13	2.1 C (3.8 F)
Guna, 08-15	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Kurnool, 08-06	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Jagdalpur, 08-08	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Guna, 08-19	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Pendra Road, 08-06	1.5 C (2.7 F)
Pbo Anantapur, 08-07	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Bangalore, 08-03	1.2 C (2.2 F)
Pendra Road, 08-05	1.1 C (2.0 F)
Pbo Anantapur, 08-02	0.8 C (1.4 F)
Guna, 08-16	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Kurnool, 08-02	0.6 C (1.1 F)
Lucknow/Amausi, 08-19	0.5 C (0.9 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

143 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.1	38
2.4	51
1.2	48
0.6	37
1.5	38
0.4	67
2.1	15
0.5	67
1.5	30
1.8	20
0.3	37
1.2	38
0.2	67
1.6	22
0.2	30
2.3	20
0.2	27
0.8	1
1.7	15
0.6	15
1.2	24
0.6	42
0.7	38
1.1	24
0.8	0
1.9	27
1.6	23
0.9	35
0.8	3
0.6	48
0.4	9
0.8	28
0.7	32
0.6	0
1.5	8
1.1	20
0.2	52
1.6	35
1.1	35
0.8	38
1.0	38
0.5	38
0.8	28
0.2	48
1.8	16
2.2	4
0.5	38
0.2	14
0.3	38
1.4	0
1.2	8
0.7	28
1.2	36
2.1	15
2.2	0
0.3	43
0.7	30
0.2	42
0.1	44
0.4	0
0.6	27
0.6	35
0.5	30
0.4	35
0.4	0
0.7	20
0.2	38
0.5	27
0.2	38
1.6	2
0.4	27
0.3	32
1.0	7
0.4	28
0.5	26
0.2	0
0.1	38
1.0	3
0.4	22
0.4	24
0.9	19
0.4	20
1.0	8
1.0	4
0.6	23
0.8	22
0.6	16
0.1	32
0.8	0
0.1	27
0.7	16
0.3	24
0.2	24
0.2	22
0.4	22
0.6	23
0.3	24
0.2	24
0.5	16
0.6	8
0.6	8
0.4	16
0.7	4
0.7	15
0.3	16
1.1	4
1.0	2
0.4	16
0.6	2
0.2	14
0.3	16
1.0	0
0.6	4
0.5	8
0.3	8
0.1	16
0.2	15
0.4	10
0.4	8
0.4	7
0.2	10
0.3	8
1.0	3
0.1	15
0.6	2
0.2	10
0.3	7
0.2	8
0.5	8
0.3	4
0.1	10
0.3	2
0.2	8
0.1	8
0.2	4
0.1	7
0.1	3
0.2	2
0.1	4
0.2	3
0.2	2
0.1	4
0.1	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025 compared with similar events
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 16 January to 14 February 2024	9,869 records
Heat wave in United States, 28 January to 24 February 2026	6,528 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 24 May to 19 June 2020	5,047 records
Heat wave in United States and Mexico, 26 March to 17 April 2021	3,669 records
Heat wave in Germany and 49 other countries, 18 December 2021 to 15 January 2022	3,626 records
Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025 (this event)	143 records

Every Record Set

20 of 143

Every record set or tied during Heat wave in India and Pakistan, 25 July to 20 August 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-08-01	Balasore	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	27	25 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-02	Jagdalpur	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	30	27 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-02	Pbo Anantapur	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	1	24 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-02	Kurnool	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	15	24 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-03	Bangalore	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38	28 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-05	Pendra Road	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38	37 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-05	Gadag	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	67	28 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-06	Pendra Road	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	30	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-06	Kurnool	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	15	24 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-07	Pbo Anantapur	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	48	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-07	Cuddalore	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	37	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-08	Jagdalpur	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	22	28 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-09	Gadag	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-13	Balasore	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	15	30 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-15	Bikaner	Record high minimum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	51	36 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-15	Guna	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	20	29 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-16	Guna	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37	32 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-17	Bikaner	Record high minimum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	20	26 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-19	Guna	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	38	31 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-19	Lucknow/Amausi	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67	30 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 143 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.1	38
2.4	51
1.2	48
0.6	37
1.5	38
0.4	67
2.1	15
0.5	67
1.5	30
1.8	20
0.3	37
1.2	38
0.2	67
1.6	22
0.2	30
2.3	20
0.2	27
0.8	1
1.7	15
0.6	15
1.2	24
0.6	42
0.7	38
1.1	24
0.8	0
1.9	27
1.6	23
0.9	35
0.8	3
0.6	48
0.4	9
0.8	28
0.7	32
0.6	0
1.5	8
1.1	20
0.2	52
1.6	35
1.1	35
0.8	38
1.0	38
0.5	38
0.8	28
0.2	48
1.8	16
2.2	4
0.5	38
0.2	14
0.3	38
1.4	0
1.2	8
0.7	28
1.2	36
2.1	15
2.2	0
0.3	43
0.7	30
0.2	42
0.1	44
0.4	0
0.6	27
0.6	35
0.5	30
0.4	35
0.4	0
0.7	20
0.2	38
0.5	27
0.2	38
1.6	2
0.4	27
0.3	32
1.0	7
0.4	28
0.5	26
0.2	0
0.1	38
1.0	3
0.4	22
0.4	24
0.9	19
0.4	20
1.0	8
1.0	4
0.6	23
0.8	22
0.6	16
0.1	32
0.8	0
0.1	27
0.7	16
0.3	24
0.2	24
0.2	22
0.4	22
0.6	23
0.3	24
0.2	24
0.5	16
0.6	8
0.6	8
0.4	16
0.7	4
0.7	15
0.3	16
1.1	4
1.0	2
0.4	16
0.6	2
0.2	14
0.3	16
1.0	0
0.6	4
0.5	8
0.3	8
0.1	16
0.2	15
0.4	10
0.4	8
0.4	7
0.2	10
0.3	8
1.0	3
0.1	15
0.6	2
0.2	10
0.3	7
0.2	8
0.5	8
0.3	4
0.1	10
0.3	2
0.2	8
0.1	8
0.2	4
0.1	7
0.1	3
0.2	2
0.1	4
0.2	3
0.2	2
0.1	4
0.1	2

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
1.1	38
2.4	51
1.2	48
0.6	37
1.5	38
0.4	67
2.1	15
0.5	67
1.5	30
1.8	20
0.3	37
1.2	38
0.2	67
1.6	22
0.2	30
2.3	20
0.2	27
0.8	1
1.7	15
0.6	15
1.2	24
0.6	42
0.7	38
1.1	24
0.8	0
1.9	27
1.6	23
0.9	35
0.8	3
0.6	48
0.4	9
0.8	28
0.7	32
0.6	0
1.5	8
1.1	20
0.2	52
1.6	35
1.1	35
0.8	38
1.0	38
0.5	38
0.8	28
0.2	48
1.8	16
2.2	4
0.5	38
0.2	14
0.3	38
1.4	0
1.2	8
0.7	28
1.2	36
2.1	15
2.2	0
0.3	43
0.7	30
0.2	42
0.1	44
0.4	0
0.6	27
0.6	35
0.5	30
0.4	35
0.4	0
0.7	20
0.2	38
0.5	27
0.2	38
1.6	2
0.4	27
0.3	32
1.0	7
0.4	28
0.5	26
0.2	0
0.1	38
1.0	3
0.4	22
0.4	24
0.9	19
0.4	20
1.0	8
1.0	4
0.6	23
0.8	22
0.6	16
0.1	32
0.8	0
0.1	27
0.7	16
0.3	24
0.2	24
0.2	22
0.4	22
0.6	23
0.3	24
0.2	24
0.5	16
0.6	8
0.6	8
0.4	16
0.7	4
0.7	15
0.3	16
1.1	4
1.0	2
0.4	16
0.6	2
0.2	14
0.3	16
1.0	0
0.6	4
0.5	8
0.3	8
0.1	16
0.2	15
0.4	10
0.4	8
0.4	7
0.2	10
0.3	8
1.0	3
0.1	15
0.6	2
0.2	10
0.3	7
0.2	8
0.5	8
0.3	4
0.1	10
0.3	2
0.2	8
0.1	8
0.2	4
0.1	7
0.1	3
0.2	2
0.1	4
0.2	3
0.2	2
0.1	4
0.1	2