India dominates World's 100 Hottest Cities list for second week in a row; check all names

Roads shimmered, metal railings became untouchable, and weather trackers are flashing the same pattern over and over again — Indian cities dominating the list of the hottest places on the planet. After topping with 99 out of 100 hottest cities in the world last week, India has again bagged the dominant spot on Thursday with 97 out of 100.

Live global temperature rankings agency AQI this week showed the continuation of the extraordinary concentration of Indian cities in the world’s top 100 hottest locations, underscoring the scale of the heatwave gripping the country.

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Out of the 100 cities, live data as of May 22 2.49pm showed three are from Nepal, while 97 are from India. Cities from Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, featured in the top in the ranks.

Balangir in Odisha, Sasaram in Bihar and Varanasi in UP were among the three hottest locations globally, each recording temperatures around 47 to 48 degrees Celsius. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana also featured the top 50 of the list as scorching winds and dry weather conditions intensified the heat.

Among all states, Uttar Pradesh appears most frequently in the rankings, with cities such as Prayagraj, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Ghazipur, Banda and Fatehpur repeatedly recording extreme daytime temperatures. Maharashtra follows closely, particularly due to cities in the Vidarbha region including Chandrapur, Nagpur, Wardha and Amravati. Chhattisgarh also features prominently, with Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhilai and Durg appearing among the hottest urban centres in the country.

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From Rajasthan’s desert districts to the plains of Uttar Pradesh and the heat-battered stretches of Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, temperatures have surged to punishing highs rarely seen this early and this consistently in the season.

Central India too continued to endure extreme temperatures.

Raipur, Bilaspur, and Durg in Chhattisgarh recorded severe heat conditions, while Balangir and Rourkela in Odisha witnessed sweltering daytime temperatures under clear skies. Weather conditions across most of these cities were marked as “Extreme Hot” by the live ranking platform.

Rank	City	Temperature	Status
1	Balangir, Odisha	48°C	Extreme Hot
2	Sasaram, Bihar	48°C	Extreme Hot
3	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
4	Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh	47°C	Extreme Hot
5	Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh	47°C	Extreme Hot
6	Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
7	Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
8	Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
9	Buxar, Bihar	47°C	Extreme Hot
10	Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
11	Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
12	Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
13	Khammam, Telangana	47°C	Extreme Hot
14	Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
15	Rudrapur, Uttarakhand	47°C	Extreme Hot
16	Raipur, Chhattisgarh	47°C	Extreme Hot
17	Rourkela, Odisha	47°C	Extreme Hot
18	Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
19	Durg, Chhattisgarh	47°C	Extreme Hot
20	Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
21	Rampur, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
22	Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
23	Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh	47°C	Extreme Hot
24	Chandrapur, Maharashtra	47°C	Extreme Hot
25	Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
26	Dhangadhi, Nepal	46°C	Extreme Hot
27	Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
28	Amroha, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
29	Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
30	Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
31	Kurukshetra, Haryana	46°C	Extreme Hot
32	Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
33	Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
34	Budaun, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
35	Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
36	Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
37	Nepalgunj, Nepal	46°C	Extreme Hot
38	Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
39	Etawah, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
40	Shamli, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
41	Suryapet, Telangana	46°C	Extreme Hot
42	Patiala, Punjab	46°C	Extreme Hot
43	Etah, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
44	Kaithal, Haryana	46°C	Extreme Hot
45	Banda, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
46	Ambala, Haryana	46°C	Extreme Hot
47	Karnal, Haryana	46°C	Extreme Hot
48	Sangrur, Punjab	46°C	Extreme Hot
49	Panipat, Haryana	46°C	Extreme Hot
50	Bathinda, Punjab	46°C	Extreme Hot
51	Sirsa, Haryana	46°C	Extreme Hot
52	Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
53	Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh	46°C	Extreme Hot
54	Siwan, Bihar	46°C	Extreme Hot
55	Warangal, Telangana	46°C	Extreme Hot
56	Haridwar, Uttarakhand	46°C	Extreme Hot
57	Fatehabad, Haryana	46°C	Extreme Hot
58	Begusarai, Bihar	46°C	Extreme Hot
59	Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan	45°C	Extreme Hot
60	Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab	45°C	Extreme Hot
61	Kulti, West Bengal	45°C	Extreme Hot
62	Asansol, West Bengal	45°C	Extreme Hot
63	Karimnagar, Telangana	45°C	Extreme Hot
64	Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh	45°C	Extreme Hot
65	Jind, Haryana	45°C	Extreme Hot
66	Bankura, West Bengal	45°C	Extreme Hot
67	Durgapur, West Bengal	45°C	Extreme Hot
68	Ludhiana, Punjab	45°C	Extreme Hot
69	Dhanbad, Jharkhand	45°C	Extreme Hot
70	Berhampore, West Bengal	45°C	Extreme Hot
71	Hisar, Haryana	45°C	Extreme Hot
72	Munger, Bihar	45°C	Extreme Hot
73	Baharampur, West Bengal	45°C	Extreme Hot
74	Chandigarh, Chandigarh	45°C	Extreme Hot
75	Jagtial, Telangana	45°C	Extreme Hot
76	Rewa, Madhya Pradesh	45°C	Extreme Hot
77	Panchkula, Haryana	45°C	Extreme Hot
78	Bhagalpur, Bihar	45°C	Extreme Hot
79	Adilabad, Telangana	45°C	Extreme Hot
80	Lumbini Sanskritik, Nepal	45°C	Extreme Hot
81	Mohali, Punjab	45°C	Extreme Hot
82	Jalandhar, Punjab	45°C	Extreme Hot
83	Bhiwani, Haryana	44°C	Extreme Hot
84	Charkhi Dadri, Haryana	44°C	Extreme Hot
85	Nalgonda, Telangana	44°C	Extreme Hot
86	Bettiah, Bihar	44°C	Extreme Hot
87	Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
88	Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
89	Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
90	Bharatpur, Rajasthan	44°C	Extreme Hot
91	Agra, Uttar Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
92	Jangaon, Telangana	44°C	Extreme Hot
93	Hathras, Uttar Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
94	Faridkot, Punjab	44°C	Extreme Hot
95	Mathura, Uttar Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
96	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
97	Satna, Madhya Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
98	Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
99	Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh	44°C	Extreme Hot
100	Motihari, Bihar	44°C	Extreme Hot

Climate experts warn that these extreme heat episodes are becoming more frequent and more geographically widespread.

Traditionally hotter pockets like Rajasthan are now being joined by eastern and central Indian regions that previously experienced shorter bursts of extreme temperatures. Recent reports showed cities in Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha also featuring prominently among the hottest places globally.

Unlike isolated heat spikes, the current pattern stretches across multiple states simultaneously, affecting densely populated urban centres as well as smaller districts.

Meteorologists say the combination of dry winds, cloudless skies and delayed pre-monsoon activity has intensified the heatwave.

What makes the current situation particularly alarming is not just the daytime peak, but the absence of relief at night. Several cities are experiencing unusually warm nights, keeping average temperatures elevated for longer periods and increasing health risks, especially for outdoor workers, children and the elderly. Doctors in heatwave-hit regions have reported a rise in dehydration, heat exhaustion and sunstroke cases.