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All 50 of the world’s hottest cities on Friday morning were in India, as a brutal heatwave tightened its grip across north, central and eastern
All 50 of the world’s hottest cities on Friday morning were in India, as a brutal heatwave tightened its grip across north, central and eastern parts of the country, pushing temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius even before noon. According to air quality and weather tracker AQI.in, the entire global top-50 hottest cities list at 10:50 am IST was dominated by Indian cities, with Balangir in Odisha emerging as the hottest location at 45°C. Read Full Story Close behind were Chandrapur and Prayagraj at 44°C, alongside multiple cities in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Telangana, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.
The rankings painted a startling picture of the scale of the ongoing heatwave. More than half the cities in the list were from Uttar Pradesh alone, with places such as Varanasi, Banda, Bareilly and Ayodhya recording temperatures between 42°C and 43°C before midday. The India Meteorological Department has already warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue across northwest and central India through the week, with red and orange alerts issued in several states. TOP 50 HOTTEST CITIES TODAY The extreme conditions are being driven by persistent dry northwesterly winds, clear skies and delayed pre-monsoon relief across large parts of the Indo-Gangetic plains.
Delhi and the Capital Region are also reeling under intense heat, with the IMD warning that temperatures could touch 45°C in the coming days. The heatwave has stretched from Odisha through Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh into Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Maharashtra, creating what meteorologists describe as a vast “heat dome” over the subcontinent. In Vidarbha, several cities have already crossed 46°C this week. Hospitals in several states have reported rising cases of dehydration, heat exhaustion and sunstroke, especially among outdoor workers, children and the elderly. Authorities have urged people to avoid direct sun exposure during afternoon hours, stay hydrated and limit non-essential travel.
Balangir’s appearance at the top of the global heat chart is not entirely unprecedented. Western Odisha, especially the Titlagarh-Balangir belt, has historically been one of India’s fiercest heat zones. But for all 50 hottest cities in the world to be located within one country on a single morning points to the extraordinary intensity and geographic spread of India’s 2026 heatwave. Ends
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