Nashik: October Heat Intensifies As Maximum Temperature Touches 35.1°C
· Free Press Journal
Nashik: The October heat has arrived early in Nashik, with the maximum temperature touching 35.1°C on October 2, making it one of the hottest days recorded in recent months. The temperature has risen sharply by 5.8°C in just seven days, from 29.3°C on September 25 to 35.1°C on October 2. The October 2 temperature was also significantly higher than the 28.7°C recorded on the same day last year. In October 2025, Nashik's highest temperature was 33°C, recorded on October 13. This year's temperature has therefore already crossed last year's October peak at the beginning of the month.
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The rise in temperature has been gradual but pronounced since mid-September. The maximum temperature was 25.3°C on September 13, rising to 28.8°C on September 14, 29.5°C on September 15, and 31°C on September 16. It reached 31.9°C on September 20 and 32°C on September 21. After a temporary dip to 29.3°C on September 25, the mercury climbed sharply again, reaching 35.1°C on October 2. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast maximum temperatures of around 35°C on October 3 and 4, 34°C on October 5 and around 35°C again on October 7 and 8.
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The IMD's historical records show that Nashik's all-time October maximum temperature is 37.2°C, recorded on October 12, 1982. The current reading of 35.1°C therefore places the city among the higher October temperature readings recorded in recent years.