Monsoon on calendar, summer on streets as Bengaluru records warmest July day in five years

Bengaluru recorded a maximum temperature of 32.4°C on July 13, 2026, making it the warmest July day in the city in five years.

HAL Airport and Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) both recorded 33°C.

The previous highest July temperature was 32.7°C in July 2021.

A deficit in monsoon rainfall and reduced cloud cover over the past 3-4 days caused an unusual rise of 2-3°C in daytime temperatures, according to CS Patil of IMD Bengaluru.

Parts of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh bordering northeastern Karnataka have been experiencing heatwave conditions.