In 2025, all India annual mean land surface air temperature was 0.28°C higher than the 1991-2020 long-term average. This made 2025 the eighth warmest year since nationwide temperature records began in 1901. The warmest year on record was 2024, when temperatures across India were 0.65°C above the long-term average.
The all-India seasonal mean temperature were above the long-term average during the winter (January-February) and pre-monsoon (March-May) seasons, with anomalies of +1.17°C and +0.29°C, respectively. During the southwest monsoon (June-September) and post-monsoon (October-December) seasons, seasonal mean temperatures were near to the long-term average, with anomalies of +0.09°C and −0.10°C, respectively.
The 2025 annual rainfall over the country as a whole was(1274 mm) 110% of the Long Period Average (LPA) for the period of 1971-2020. Seasonally, winter rainfall was below normal (52% of its LPA), while rainfall during all the other three seasons were above normal with the pre-monsoon, southwest monsoon and post monsoon seasons recorded rainfall of 142% 108% and 111% of LPA respectively.
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Statement on the Climate of India during 2025
