In the past decade, Bengaluru has witnessed increasingly hot and humid summers, a trend that experts attribute to shrinking green cover, rapid urbanisation, and global phenomena such as El Nino conditions. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR During the summer of 2024, for the first time in 41 years, pre-monsoon showers eluded Bengaluru, as the city recorded its driest April in four decades. The last time Bengaluru recorded nil rainfall in April was way back in 1983. In fact, the city received the first rainfall of the year on May 2. Published – April 14, 2026 07:12 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Palakkad sizzles as scorching summer shrinks reservoirs, triggers fish deaths in farms YSRCP accuses A.P. govt. of privatising Juvvaladinne fishing harbour