Mumbai · India · 1995–2024 averages
Mumbai weather, month by month. January is the pick.
Thirty years of averages for Mumbai, India — how hot it really feels, when the rain arrives, and what the air is like. January comes out on top; October is the one to skip.
The year at a glance
Tap a month for its full breakdown.
January
bestscore 60.8/100Warm, comfy and dry, with unhealthy air.
- Feels like
- 31°
- warm
- Real temp
- 29°
- warm
- Humidity
- 62%
- comfy
- Rain
- 1mm
- dry
- Cloud cover
- 16%
- clear
- Air quality
- 163
- unhealthy
- Daylight
- 11.1h
- shortish
Month by month, metric by metric
Each row is one measure across the same twelve months. The tint says how good that month is for it, the word says why.
- Good
- Okay
- Rough
- Grim
Feels like
peaks at 38° in May
- Jan31°warm
- Feb32°warm
- Mar35°hot
- Apr37°scorching
- May38°scorching
- Jun35°hot
- Jul32°warm
- Aug32°warm
- Sep34°hot
- Oct37°scorching
- Nov35°hot
- Dec32°warm
Real temp
28–33° in the shade across the year
- Jan29°warm
- Feb30°warm
- Mar32°warm
- Apr33°hot
- May33°hot
- Jun30°warm
- Jul28°warm
- Aug28°warm
- Sep29°warm
- Oct31°warm
- Nov32°warm
- Dec31°warm
Humidity
62% at its driest, 89% at its most oppressive
- Jan62%comfy
- Feb62%comfy
- Mar64%comfy
- Apr72%sticky
- May74%sticky
- Jun84%sweaty
- Jul89%soupy
- Aug88%soupy
- Sep87%soupy
- Oct78%sweaty
- Nov65%sticky
- Dec63%comfy
Rain
683mm in July, 0mm in April
- Jan1mmdry
- Feb1mmdry
- Mar1mmdry
- Apr0mmdry
- May26mmdryish
- Jun431mmsoaking
- Jul683mmsoaking
- Aug451mmsoaking
- Sep312mmsoaking
- Oct73mmdryish
- Nov9mmdry
- Dec10mmdry
Cloud cover
13% at its clearest, 92% at its greyest
- Jan16%clear
- Feb13%clear
- Mar14%clear
- Apr18%clear
- May32%clear
- Jun78%grey
- Jul92%overcast
- Aug88%overcast
- Sep75%grey
- Oct43%bright
- Nov26%clear
- Dec24%clear
Air quality
worst in November, cleanest in August
- Jan163unhealthy
- Feb162unhealthy
- Mar143poor
- Apr111poor
- May83moderate
- Jun70moderate
- Jul73moderate
- Aug69moderate
- Sep75moderate
- Oct142poor
- Nov182unhealthy
- Dec164unhealthy
Daylight
11h to 13.3h of daylight across the year
- Jan11.1hshortish
- Feb11.5hshortish
- Mar12heven
- Apr12.6heven
- May13heven
- Jun13.3heven
- Jul13.2heven
- Aug12.8heven
- Sep12.2heven
- Oct11.7hshortish
- Nov11.2hshortish
- Dec11hshortish
Mumbai's air changes sharply through the year
The air is at its worst in November at 182 AQI (unhealthy), and at its cleanest in August at 69 (moderate). The dirtiest months here are also the driest.
Every month in full
All twelve months, all seven measures.
| Month | Feels like | Real temp | Humidity | Rain | Cloud cover | Air quality | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° warm | 29° warm | 62% comfy | 1mm dry | 16% clear | 163 unhealthy | 11.1h shortish |
| February | 32° warm | 30° warm | 62% comfy | 1mm dry | 13% clear | 162 unhealthy | 11.5h shortish |
| March | 35° hot | 32° warm | 64% comfy | 1mm dry | 14% clear | 143 poor | 12h even |
| April | 37° scorching | 33° hot | 72% sticky | 0mm dry | 18% clear | 111 poor | 12.6h even |
| May | 38° scorching | 33° hot | 74% sticky | 26mm dryish | 32% clear | 83 moderate | 13h even |
| June | 35° hot | 30° warm | 84% sweaty | 431mm soaking | 78% grey | 70 moderate | 13.3h even |
| July | 32° warm | 28° warm | 89% soupy | 683mm soaking | 92% overcast | 73 moderate | 13.2h even |
| August | 32° warm | 28° warm | 88% soupy | 451mm soaking | 88% overcast | 69 moderate | 12.8h even |
| September | 34° hot | 29° warm | 87% soupy | 312mm soaking | 75% grey | 75 moderate | 12.2h even |
| October | 37° scorching | 31° warm | 78% sweaty | 73mm dryish | 43% bright | 142 poor | 11.7h shortish |
| November | 35° hot | 32° warm | 65% sticky | 9mm dry | 26% clear | 182 unhealthy | 11.2h shortish |
| December | 32° warm | 31° warm | 63% comfy | 10mm dry | 24% clear | 164 unhealthy | 11h shortish |
Mumbai weather questions
- What is the best time to visit Mumbai?
- January scores best across temperature, rain, humidity and air quality — 31° feels-like, 1mm of rain and 62% humidity. October is the month to avoid: 73mm of rain and 142 AQI.
- How hot does Mumbai get?
- May is the peak, at 38° feels-like (33° in the shade) — scorching. Even in January it reaches 31°.
- When is the rainy season in Mumbai?
- July is the wettest month at 683mm, and April the driest at just 0mm.
- Is air quality a problem in Mumbai?
- November is the worst month at 182 AQI (unhealthy), and August the best at 69 (moderate).
Weather normals from Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis, 1995–2024) and CAMS air quality (2015–2024), licensed CC-BY-4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. These are long-run averages, not forecasts — any given year will differ.
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