Days with extreme weather events · 2025
360days of the year recorded extreme weather events across India
Events were recorded on 99% of the days in 2025.
STATE OF EXTREME WEATHER
Weather disasters, almost every day
India experienced extreme weather events on 360 days in 2025. These events claimed 4,421 lives and damaged at least 17.41 million hectares of cropped area.
Highlights
Human deaths · 2025
4,421
reported deaths caused by extreme weather events.
Crop area affected
17.41 M ha
cropped area damaged in 2025.
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Weather disasters in 2025
Alongside monsoon, pre- and post-monsoon seasons are emerging as devastating periods, recording more rain and flood events than before.
Winter57/59event days
Pre-monsoon91/92event days
Monsoon122/122event days
Season-wise impact
Region-wise extreme weather events
January 1 - December 31, 2025. Click a coloured region or its visible data label to update the selected panel.
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Wide spread: January-March
In the first three months of 2026, 35 states and Union Territories witnessed extreme weather events, with 21 reporting their highest number of such days compared to 2022.
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In 2025, India recorded the highest number of days affected by extreme weather events in the past four years, along with the most severe loss and damage.
India: share of days and loss and damage
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Extremes of January-March 2026
The source compares first-quarter event types across 2022-2026. Select a year to view its totals.
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Days with extreme weather events