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Best time to visit Mumbai

India · 19.08°N 72.88°E · 30-year monthly averages, judged against the Tropical preset (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon)

The best time to visit Mumbai is October to May, with highs of 30–34 °C86–93 °F and nights of 17–27 °C63–81 °F, and rainfall of 0–88 mm0–3.5 in a month.

The monsoon season is June to September, with 312–816 mm12–32 in a month and a peak in July (816 mm32 in). May is the hottest month (highs of 34 °C93 °F) and August the coldest (30 °C86 °F).

The figures are 30-year monthly averages (WorldClim 2.1 monthly normals 1970–2000) for the 0.25° grid cell at 19.08, 72.88. This is a climate guide, not a forecast.

Mumbai weather by month

Pick the weather you like. Every month is then judged against it: temperature above the month names, rain below.

Weather you like

highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoon

Good time to go for a Tropical holiday: October to May.

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▲ Highs average daily high , coldest to warmest month
30°86°JAN0031°88°FEB0033°91°MAR0034°92°APR80.334°93°MAY240.932°90°JUN4721930°86°JUL8163230°85°AUG5122030°86°SEP3121233°91°OCT883.533°91°NOV160.632°89°DEC00
▼ Rainfall per month, driest to wettest

Reading the chart. Gold means good: the month fits what you picked. Any other colour shows the reason it does not. The temperature bar can be too cold or too hot; the rain bar can be too dry, too rainy or monsoon. A faded gold bar means that half fits but the other half does not. A gold month name means both halves fit.

What the verdicts mean. Temperature is the month's average daily high (the afternoon), judged against the preset's band (highs 28–38 °C82–100 °F for Tropical). Rain is judged by each month's class within Mumbai's own year, not by raw millimetres: dry under 60 mm2.4 in, showers 60–100 mm2.4–3.9 in, rainy from 100 mm3.9 in and at least 35 % of the wettest month. Too rainy is a rainy-season month that the preset does not allow. Monsoon is the heaviest kind of rainy season: 180 mm7.1 in or more (120 mm4.7 in near the yearly peak) in a climate where the wettest month has at least three times the rain of the driest. Every monsoon month is also a rainy-season month; the label says which kind. Full rules on the method page.

MonthRain High Low SeasonTropical verdict
January0030861763drygood
February0031881864drygood
March0033912170drygood
April80.334922475drygood
May240.934932780drygood
June4721932902679monsoonmonsoon
July8163230862577monsoonmonsoon
August5122030852577monsoonmonsoon
September3121230862576monsoonmonsoon
October883.533912475showersgood
November160.633912170drygood
December0032891965drygood

When to go to Mumbai, by holiday type

Looking forRuleMonths that fit
Warmhighs 19–28 °C66–82 °F, dry or showersno month
Tropicalhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, any rain except monsoonOctober to May
Beachhighs 28–38 °C82–100 °F, dry or showersOctober to May
Coolhighs 3–19 °C37–66 °F, any rain except monsoonno month
Snowhighs below 3 °C37 °F, any rainno month

Is there a rainy season in Mumbai?

Yes. The monsoon season is June to September, with 312–816 mm12–32 in a month and a peak in July (816 mm32 in). Outside the rainy season, November to May is dry.

May is the hottest month (highs of 34 °C93 °F) and August the coldest (30 °C86 °F). Annual rainfall is about 2,248 mm89 in.

Where to go instead when Mumbai does not fit

The nearest destinations that fit the Tropical preset in the months when Mumbai does not:

Nearby destinations

distances in . Tap a unit to switch.

The interactive map colours the whole world by how well it fits the weather you like, in any month, and shows this chart for any place you tap.