Summer temperature anomalies in India
India: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.6189 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in India, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for summer temperature anomalies in India is 0.6189 °C, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of up 248.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in India peaked at 1.37 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.23 °C, in 1943.
That places India 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in India, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.4785 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.06 °C | +122.2% |
| 1942 | -0.6806 °C | -36.0% |
| 1943 | -2.23 °C | +227.7% |
| 1944 | 0.202 °C | -109.1% |
| 1945 | 0.6745 °C | +233.9% |
| 1946 | -0.4701 °C | -169.7% |
| 1947 | 0.8519 °C | -281.2% |
| 1948 | 0.4703 °C | -44.8% |
| 1949 | -0.7959 °C | -269.2% |
| 1950 | -0.2905 °C | -63.5% |
| 1951 | -0.9979 °C | +243.5% |
| 1952 | -1.59 °C | +59.1% |
| 1953 | -1.5 °C | -5.2% |
| 1954 | -0.1349 °C | -91.0% |
| 1955 | -0.2719 °C | +101.5% |
| 1956 | -1.21 °C | +346.0% |
| 1957 | 0.2639 °C | -121.8% |
| 1958 | 1.06 °C | +302.8% |
| 1959 | -0.1008 °C | -109.5% |
| 1960 | 0.039 °C | -138.7% |
| 1961 | -1.05 °C | -2798.2% |
| 1962 | -0.2225 °C | -78.8% |
| 1963 | -0.5213 °C | +134.3% |
| 1964 | -0.0663 °C | -87.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0332 °C | -150.1% |
| 1966 | -0.8902 °C | -2782.8% |
| 1967 | -0.0037 °C | -99.6% |
| 1968 | -0.1031 °C | +2662.1% |
| 1969 | 0.339 °C | -428.8% |
| 1970 | -1.28 °C | -476.5% |
| 1971 | -1.88 °C | +47.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8388 °C | -144.6% |
| 1973 | -0.1401 °C | -116.7% |
| 1974 | -0.2164 °C | +54.5% |
| 1975 | -0.6275 °C | +190.0% |
| 1976 | -0.8418 °C | +34.2% |
| 1977 | -0.6255 °C | -25.7% |
| 1978 | -0.6237 °C | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6944 °C | -211.3% |
| 1980 | -0.9578 °C | -237.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2698 °C | -128.2% |
| 1982 | -0.2009 °C | -174.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3156 °C | -257.1% |
| 1984 | -0.5332 °C | -269.0% |
| 1985 | -0.3102 °C | -41.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2593 °C | -16.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7941 °C | -406.3% |
| 1988 | -0.0723 °C | -109.1% |
| 1989 | -1.06 °C | +1370.8% |
| 1990 | -0.8154 °C | -23.3% |
| 1991 | -0.4439 °C | -45.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5756 °C | -229.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0825 °C | -85.7% |
| 1994 | -0.4256 °C | -615.9% |
| 1995 | 1.17 °C | -374.8% |
| 1996 | -0.2588 °C | -122.1% |
| 1997 | -0.4906 °C | +89.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6802 °C | -238.7% |
| 1999 | -0.8743 °C | -228.5% |
| 2000 | -0.9631 °C | +10.2% |
| 2001 | -1.44 °C | +49.4% |
| 2002 | -0.2134 °C | -85.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3631 °C | -270.2% |
| 2004 | -0.6615 °C | -282.2% |
| 2005 | 1.07 °C | -261.9% |
| 2006 | -0.3234 °C | -130.2% |
| 2007 | -0.0383 °C | -88.2% |
| 2008 | -1.29 °C | +3276.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9924 °C | -176.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5671 °C | -42.9% |
| 2011 | -0.5743 °C | -201.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9339 °C | -262.6% |
| 2013 | -1.05 °C | -212.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3 °C | -224.5% |
| 2015 | -0.2906 °C | -122.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5883 °C | -302.5% |
| 2017 | -0.0311 °C | -105.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3346 °C | -1177.5% |
| 2019 | 1.37 °C | +309.1% |
| 2020 | -0.6639 °C | -148.5% |
| 2021 | -0.9333 °C | +40.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4731 °C | -150.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5641 °C | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8326 °C | +47.6% |
| 2025 | -0.4163 °C | -150.0% |
| 2026 | 0.6189 °C | -248.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6189 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.6189 °C is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5165 °C, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -3276.2% | -0.0383 °C | -1.29 °C |
| 1961 | -2798.2% | 0.039 °C | -1.05 °C |
| 1966 | -2782.8% | 0.0332 °C | -0.8902 °C |
| 1968 | -2662.1% | -0.0037 °C | -0.1031 °C |
| 1989 | -1370.8% | -0.0723 °C | -1.06 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.352 °C | -2.23 °C | 0.8519 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4774 °C | -1.59 °C | 1.06 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2447 °C | -1.05 °C | 0.339 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4699 °C | -1.88 °C | 0.8388 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2018 °C | -1.06 °C | 0.7941 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0801 °C | -0.8743 °C | 1.17 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2504 °C | -1.44 °C | 1.07 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3153 °C | -1.05 °C | 1.37 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0679 °C | -0.9333 °C | 0.8326 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in India?
- Summer temperature anomalies in India was 0.6189 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest summer temperature anomalies recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.23 °C in 1943.
- How does India rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- India ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Summer temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.