Why India’s summers are getting hotter (and feeling worse)
- Bhavika Jain
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM May 12, 2026, 16:44 IST IST
By the second week of May this year, India’s heat risk had begun to sharpen again. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of heatwave conditions over parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, along with warm-night conditions in parts of Rajasthan.
India has always had harsh summers. But the pattern now emerging is different. Heat is arriving earlier, lasting longer, spreading across a wider geography and affecting regions that were not historically part of India’s traditional heatwave belt. Plus there’s no respite at night.
India has always had harsh summers. But the pattern now emerging is different. Heat is arriving earlier, lasting longer, spreading across a wider geography and affecting regions that were not historically part of India’s traditional heatwave belt. Plus there’s no respite at night.
