Delhi Experiences Hottest Day of 2025 at 40 Degrees

The IMD has forecasted almost twice the usual number of heatwave days in northwest India this year, impacting Delhi weather today.

Delhi Records Hottest Day of 2025 as Temperature Soars to 40.5°C

Delhi sweltered on March 26, the hottest day of 2025, when the temperature soared to a scorching 40.5 degree Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

On Wednesday, the observatory at Ridge recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degree Celsius, which is 6.3 notches above normal. It beat the previous highest of the year – 37.1 degree Celsius, recorded on Tuesday.

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The highest temperature for the month in 2024 was recorded on March 29 at 37.8 degree Celsius, and the year before that, the hottest day of the month was March 15, recording a maximum temperature of 34.3 degrees Celsius, the IMD data showed.

According to the data from the IMD, the last time Delhi experienced such a high temperature in March was back in 2022, when it peaked at 39.1 degree Celsius on March 29.

Humidity levels fluctuated between 19 per cent and 52 per cent during the day. The minimum temperature had settled at 17.7 degree Celsius, the IMD reported.

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Heatwave warning across northern India

The weather department has predicted nearly double the number of heatwave days across Northwest India in the summer season.

Typically, the region records five to six heatwave days in a season, but this year, it is likely to experience 10 to 12 days.

“We are expecting slightly above normal heatwave conditions, especially over West and Central India. Generally, Northwest India sees around 5 to 6 heatwave days. This year, we expect 10 to 12 days, which is double the normal,” IMD scientist Soma Sen Roy said while clarifying that this is a seasonal prediction and does not mean that all the days of the season will be above normal.

However, the IMD official did not comment on whether this year will be warmer than 2024, which was India’s hottest year on record. Last year, the country experienced 554 heatwave days.

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