Heat Index 35 in India
India: Heat Index 35 was 68.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Heat Index 35 in India, 1960–2024
Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
Analysis
In 2024, heat index 35 in India stood at 68.56. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.2% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, heat index 35 in India peaked at 68.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.53, in 1971.
That places India 10th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.75 | 16.98 | 33.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.77 | 14.53 | 35.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.63 | 25.12 | 39.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.54 | 28.27 | 51.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.91 | 28.7 | 45.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.56 | 39.17 | 60.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.92 | 47.54 | 68.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4,371 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.01 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 572.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 37.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 108.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 861.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 135.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is heat index 35 in India?
- Heat index 35 in India was 68.56 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
- What is the highest heat index 35 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 68.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest heat index 35 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.53 in 1971.
- How does India rank for heat index 35?
- India ranks 10th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is heat index 35 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Heat Index 35. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total count of days per year where the daily mean Heat Index rose above 35°C. A Heat Index is a measure of how hot it feels once humidity is factored in with air temperature.