A royal Bengal tiger cools off while being sprayed with water amid intense summer heat at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Friday (April 24, 2026) | Photo credit: NAGARA GOPAL
Maximum temperatures continued to remain high across Telangana with a total of six districts recording temperatures above 44℃ on Sunday (April 26, 2026). Data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS) showed that another 16 districts recorded temperatures between 43℃ and 44℃, while the remaining 11 districts recorded temperatures ranging between 42℃ and 43℃.
Jainad in Adilabad district emerged as the hottest place in the state, recording a maximum temperature of 44.5℃. This was followed by 44.3℃ in Anumul Haliya (Nalgonda), Sarangapur (Nirmal), Kammarpally (Nizamabad), 44.1℃ in Dharmapuri (Jagtial), Kerameri (Kumaram Bheem Asifabad) and 44℃ in Sircilla (Rajanna Sircilla).
Published – April 27, 2026 01:30 pm IST