India Records World’s 100 Hottest Cities Today, Top 7 Sizzling At 48°C; Delhi On The List Too
India Records World’s 100 Hottest Cities Today, Top 7 Sizzling At 48°C; Delhi On The List Too Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 15:01
India Records World’s 100 Hottest Cities Today, Top 7 Sizzling At 48°C; Delhi On The List Too Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 15:01 IST India Heatwave Today: New Delhi, Faridabad, Chandigarh, Jammu, Agra and Raipur are among the world’s 100 hottest cities as India continues to dominate global temperature rankings The highest temperatures on the list touched a blistering 48 degrees Celsius. (PTI/File) India Heatwave Today: India continued to dominate the global heat chart in a striking way on Tuesday afternoon. According to AQI.in’s live temperature rankings at around 2:30pm, all of the world’s top 100 hottest cities were still located in India, underlining the intensity and spread of the ongoing heatwave across the country. The updated rankings showed temperatures rising further through the afternoon, with even the cities at the bottom of the top 100 list recording a scorching 44°C.
The list was not limited to smaller towns alone. Several prominent cities and major urban centres featured in the rankings, including New Delhi, Faridabad, Chandigarh, Jammu, Agra, Ayodhya, Gwalior, Kota and Raipur. A massive number of cities were clustered in the 46°C bracket by afternoon. These included Chandigarh, Jammu, Bathinda, Pathankot, Bareilly, Jhansi, Kaithal and Haridwar. Several cities across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra were recording 45°C. These included Agra, Mathura, Gwalior, Raipur, Bhilai, Kota, Nanded and Akola. Eastern India also featured prominently in the updated rankings. Asansol and Durgapur were both recording 45°C, while Dhanbad stood at 44°C. Even towards the lower end of the rankings, temperatures remained alarmingly high. New Delhi was ranked 99th globally at 44°C, while Faridabad occupied the 100th spot at the same temperature. The rankings reflected how widespread the heat had become across northern, central and eastern India, with cities from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Jharkhand dominating the chart.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also warned that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to persist across large parts of northwest and central India over the coming days. According to the IMD’s latest forecast bulletin issued on May 19 morning, heatwave conditions are expected over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha through much of the week. The weather department further said heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely over “few pockets" of West Uttar Pradesh from May 19 to 24, while East Uttar Pradesh could continue witnessing severe heat conditions through May 20. The IMD also noted that the country’s highest officially recorded maximum temperature on Sunday was 47.6°C in Banda. The department has forecast a gradual rise of 2-3°C in maximum temperatures across many parts of Northwest India over the next few days. Apart from the heatwave warning, the IMD forecast thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in parts of Northeast and South India over the coming week, even as much of North and Central India continues to reel under extreme daytime temperatures.
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