Srinagar records hottest June since 1978, second hottest since 1892

Srinagar, July 01: As mercury is breaking records in Jammu and Kashmir this year, the central Kashmir’s Srinagar has recorded hottest June since 1978, which however is second hottest since 1892.

As per details provided by independent weather forecaster Faizan Arif, Srinagar has experienced its hottest June since 1978, making it the second hottest on record since observations began in 1892.

He said the average maximum temperature for June 2025 stood at 31.0°C, while the mean minimum settled at 18.2°C, resulting in an overall average temperature of 24.6°C.

The only hotter June on record for the city was in 1978, when the overall average temperature reached 25.0°C, driven by a higher mean maximum of 32.9°C, though the mean minimum that year was lower at 17.1°C, he said.

Interestingly, 2008 still holds the record for the highest mean minimum temperature in June at 18.3°C, slightly above this year’s figure, he added.

Notably, an overall average temperature of 24.6°C — the same as this year — was also recorded in 1971 and 1973, placing 2025 on par with some of the hottest Junes in history.

He continued that south Kashmir’s Qazigund recorded warmest June in over 50 years.

June 2025 recorded a mean maximum of 30.3°C and a mean minimum of 16.1°C, taking the overall average temperature to 23.2°C — the highest since 1973, he said.

Back in 1973, the station had logged its hottest June on record with an average of 23.7°C, with slightly higher values — 30.4°C (mean max) and 16.9°C (mean min), he also said.

The June average in 1978 was also 23.2°C, same as this year, though the mean maximum was slightly lower at 30.2°C and the minimum a bit higher at 16.2°C.

He concluded that Qazigund's highest average minimum for June remained 17.3°C, recorded in 1971, when the overall mean temperature reached 23.3°C.