Lightning strikes in India
The detection network has located 115 lightning strikes in India since the archive began, including 69 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking India #98 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. India is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 12 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 5 |
| 2026-08-12 | 8 |
| 2026-08-11 | 10 |
| 2026-08-10 | 17 |
| 2026-08-09 | 25 |
| 2026-08-08 | 4 |
| 2026-08-06 | 3 |
| 2026-08-05 | 27 |
| 2026-08-03 | 7 |
| 2026-08-02 | 5 |
| 2026-08-01 | 2 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside India's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 83 | 55 | 72.2% |
| 2 | Uttarakhand | 7 | 4 | 6.1% |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 2 | 5.2% |
| 4 | Assam | 6 | 3 | 5.2% |
| 5 | Tibet | 4 | 3 | 3.5% |
| 6 | Odisha | 4 | 2 | 3.5% |
| 7 | Meghalaya | 2 | 0 | 1.7% |
| 8 | Manipur | 2 | 0 | 1.7% |
| 9 | Kachin State | 1 | 0 | 0.9% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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