Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Delhi Records Second-Coldest September Night in 25 Years
Delhi had an unusually cold night for September.
The main weather station at Safdarjung recorded 21°C.
This was three degrees colder than usual for the season.
It was the coldest September night in Delhi in two years.
It was also the second-coldest September night recorded there in 25 years.
A colder September night happened in 2008, when temperatures fell to 20.8°C.
Other parts of Delhi were even colder.
Delhi Ridge recorded the lowest temperature, at 16.8°C.
Delhi’s Safdarjung Observatory recorded a minimum temperature of 21°C on Sunday.
The temperature was three degrees below the seasonal normal, according to the IMD.
It was Delhi’s coldest September night in two years and second-lowest in 25 years.
The city’s last colder September night was recorded in 2008, at 20.8°C.
Delhi Ridge recorded the city’s lowest temperature at 16.8°C, seven degrees below normal.
- Who
- Delhi residents and the India Meteorological Department, which reported the temperatures.
- What
- Delhi recorded its second-lowest September night temperature in 25 years and its coldest in two years.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify the calendar date.
- Where
- Delhi, including the Safdarjung, Palam, Mayur Vihar and Delhi Ridge observatories.
- Why
- Temperatures fell below seasonal normal levels, with the IMD reporting a three-degree departure at Safdarjung.
- Safdarjung minimum
- 21°C
- Departure from normal
- Three degrees below seasonal normal at Safdarjung
- 25-year ranking
- Second-lowest September night temperature
- Two-year comparison
- Coldest September night in two years
- Previous record
- 20.8°C in 2008
- Coldest station
- Delhi Ridge, at 16.8°C
- Palam minimum
- 19.2°C, or 4.7 degrees below normal