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Delhi

India

Delhi has warmed by about +1.1 °C since 1981.Its rainy-season rain is rising by about 7% every 10 years.

Temperature

Whole year

Getting warmer
+0.26 °C
every 10 years
Very sure this is a real change

Hot season (March–May): +0.36 °C every 10 years.

Each year Long-term trend Likely range of the trend (95%)
011990200020102020°C warmer than the 1951–1980 average
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Rate (Sen's slope)
+0.259 °C/decade
95% range
+0.178 to +0.337
p-value (modified Mann–Kendall)
p < 0.001
Passes the map-wide check (FDR)
Yes
Map square used
29.00°N, 77.00°E (48 km from the city)
Data
NASA GISTEMP v4 (GISS), 2° grid

Rain

Rainy season (June–September)

Getting wetter
+33 mm
every 10 years (+7.0% of the usual amount)
Very sure this is a real change

Whole year: +45 mm every 10 years.

Each year Long-term trend Likely range of the trend (95%)
2004006008001990200020102020mm of rain in the rainy season
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Rate (Sen's slope)
+33.5 mm/decade
95% range
+16.6 to +51.8
p-value (modified Mann–Kendall)
p < 0.001
Passes the map-wide check (FDR)
Yes
Map square used
28.75°N, 76.25°E (95 km from the city)
Data
GPCP v2.3 monthly precipitation (NASA GSFC / NOAA), 2.5° grid

Disasters around Delhi

Floods
1

flood alerts within 150 km since 2000.

Most recent: November 2025.

Landslides
5

reported landslides within 100 km (2007–2017), 3 people died.

Deadliest: 1 people died, August 2011.

Fires
10

fires a year seen by satellite nearby in March–May (2003–2024 average).

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