Bengaluru makes weather record, sees driest June in 8 years, but coolest in 7
ALSO READ | Bengaluru beats hill stations Lonavala, Srinagar with unusually cool temperatures
'#Bengaluru city #IMD observatory recorded a total rainfall of 58 mm this June against an average of 110.3 mm making it the driest June in 8 years. However the average max temperature for this June was 29.1c making it the coolest June in 7 years. #Karnataka #Monsoon2025,' the post, by 'Bengaluru Weather' said.
ALSO READ | Bengaluru braces for rain, strong winds throughout the week, says IMD
Bengaluru saw unusually cool temperatures in mid-June, with hill station-like weather, of around 26 degrees Celsius, lower than that of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar, which recorded 29 degrees Celsius. Bengaluru was also cooler than Lonavala, a hill station in Maharashtra. In a contradiction, data from the IMD revealed that Bengaluru saw sweltering temperature during the same period last year, observing a highest maximum temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius in June 2024.
ALSO READ | 71 killed in Karnataka due to excessive pre-monsoon rains since April
In terms of rainfall, Bengaluru was in a deficit in the month of June. However, data analysed between March 1 to May 31 said the entire state of Karnataka except Chamarajanagara has received an 'excess' or 'large excess' rainfall this year.
In another contradiction, as many as 71 people died in Karnataka due to heavy pre-monsoon rains in the state since April, according to chief minister Siddaramaiah's office. Rainfall during the 2025 pre-monsoon season is the highest recorded in the last 125 years.
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