All 50 hottest cities in the world today are in India. List here

According to AQI.in, the global top-100 hottest cities list at 2:50 pm IST were overwhelmingly dominated by Indian cities, with Balangir in Odisha emerging as the hottest location at 48°C.

It was followed by Sasaram in Bihar at 48°C and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh at 47°C. Humidity levels in several cities hovered between 6 and 8 per cent, placing conditions in the “extreme hot” category.

The only exceptions in the top-100 list were three cities in Nepal - Dhangadhi, ranked 23rd, Nepalgunj at 34th, and Lumbini Sanskritik at 76th - where temperatures ranged between 45°C and 46°C. Apart from these three Nepalese cities, every other location on the list was in India.