Bengaluru gets rain after 5-month dry spell, city finds relief from scorching heat

In what could be a major relief from the scorching heat, most parts of Bengaluru received light rains on April 20 after nearly five months.

East and South Bengaluru, including areas such as Whitefield, Varthur, Sarjapur Road, Marathahalli, Bellandur, Bommanahalli, BTM Layout, Koramangala, Jayanagar, JP Nagar, HSR Layout, Banashankari, Uttarahalli, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Tata Nagar, Sahakar Nagar, Jalahalli, Peenya, Dasarahalli, Yeshwantpur, Malleshwaram, Nagarabhavi, Vijayanagar, Mysuru Road, Nayandahalli, Gottigere, RT Nagar, Hebbal, CV Raman Nagar, Jnanabharathi, etc received light rains, bringing some relief from the unbearable summer heat.

"Bengaluru is getting rains after 148 days, with the last rain recorded on November 23. We will have the rainfall data by tonight" Aditya Gowda, a private weather blogger who runs the Karnataka Weather handle on x (formerly X) told Moneycontrol.

"On April 19, only outer parts of the city like Kengeri, Yelahanka, Chikkabanavara, Hesaraghatta, and others received light rains, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported no rainfall since they were minimal," he said.