Maharashtra is experiencing unusually high October heat, with Amravati recording 39°C on 7 October and several other cities reporting maximum temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above their average, according to a report citing the India Meteorological Department’s regional weather observations.
Yavatmal recorded 38.2°C, while Akola registered 37.9°C. Jalgaon, Solapur and Wardha each recorded 37.6°C, and Chandrapur reached 37.2°C. The report also listed temperatures of 36.3°C in Ahilyanagar, 36.5°C in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 35.4°C in Nashik, 35.6°C in Parbhani, 35°C in Sangli and 35.7°C in Satara.
Other readings included 34.2°C in Dharashiv, 34.6°C in Udgir, 35.4°C at Mumbai’s Santacruz station and 37.5°C in Ratnagiri. Kolhapur recorded 33.6°C, while Mahabaleshwar, one of the state’s cooler locations, recorded 27.9°C.
Pune has also continued to experience high temperatures despite receiving 715 mm of rain during this year’s monsoon season. The report attributed the conditions to a combination of reduced rainfall in the current period, clear skies, increased solar radiation and a prolonged dry spell. These conditions can produce strong daytime heating even after a substantial monsoon season.
The weather pattern is not confined to Maharashtra. Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer recorded 41°C on 3 October, while Pilani recorded 39.3°C on 6 October, according to the report. The readings indicate that parts of western and central India are experiencing intense heat during a month that is typically associated with the transition away from the monsoon.
The report also linked the current conditions to the broader El Niño climate pattern. It cited an 8 October report from a global environmental organisation stating that sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean were rising. The report said the El Niño temperature anomaly could increase by 3.7°C between October and December and described the possibility of an unusually rare El Niño event.
However, the report noted that the current conditions do not mean every day will set a temperature record. The immediate heat has been described as the combined result of limited rainfall, clear skies, stronger solar radiation and extended dry weather. For residents, the urban effect is visible in the persistence of afternoon heat across cities ranging from Amravati and Akola to Pune and Mumbai.
The reported temperature observations provide the next reference point for weather monitoring across the state. The report’s climate outlook indicates that conditions between October and December will require continued attention to rainfall, cloud cover and daytime temperatures.
