Category: Cold spells affecting India

4 cold spells identified in India since 2020

Cold spell occuring from July 20 2026 to July 25 2026 at 34.0°N 74.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • India
  • Pakistan

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 20 2026 to July 25 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 14.3 °C

Event center: 34.0°N 74.5°E

Area affected: 67630 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-20_to_2026-Jul-25_74.5_34.0

Cold spell occuring from July 02 2026 to July 08 2026 at 19.5°N 75.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • India

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 02 2026 to July 08 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 75.5°E

Area affected: 61081 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-02_to_2026-Jul-08_75.5_19.5

Cold spell occuring from May 29 2026 to June 05 2026 at 23.5°N 76.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • India
  • Nepal

Duration: 8 days

Time span: May 29 2026 to June 05 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.9 °C

Event center: 23.5°N 76.5°E

Area affected: 446083 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-29_to_2026-Jun-05_76.5_23.5

Cold spell occuring from May 29 2026 to June 02 2026 at 24.0°N 83.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • India

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 29 2026 to June 02 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.7 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 83.5°E

Area affected: 76896 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-29_to_2026-Jun-02_83.5_24.0