monsoon in mumbai

Mumbai Airport will be shut for six hours on May 7, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM for scheduled pre-monsoon maintenance. Both runways will be non-operational, impacting domestic and international flights. Passengers are advised to check their flight status and plan accordingly due to expected cancellations and rescheduling.

The southwest monsoon reached Mumbai on Sunday, five days ahead of schedule.

The Western Naval Command (WNC) chalked out four important spots in the city and has deployed its personnel at this locations to render emergency assistance to people if got trapped in flood.

IMD declared early onset of southwest monsoon in mumbai, with significant rain recorded in Thane and Kalyan. BMC completed pre-monsoon works, but residents are concerned about incomplete road repairs in Bandra. IMD officials expect rain activity to increase in Maharashtra.

After a long spell of heat, Mumbaikars heaved a sigh of relief as Heavens opened up and the Rain Gods showered them with the first showers of the monsoon.

While the advancement of the monsoon has been slow, rains have slowly covered parts of the region. The monsoon has also covered parts of central Maharashtra and Marathwada. The IMD has forecast moderate rains in Mumbai city and suburbs in the next 24 hours.

Life in Mumbai was thrown out of gear on Tuesday during the wettest day the city experienced so far this monsoon.

Tuesday, June 25, has been officially declared as the date of monsoon’s arrival in the city this year. It is also the longest that the rains have stayed away from the city in 45 years

Monsoon staycations rise by 40% (Zuper Hotels) and 30% (Courtyard by Marriott). Popular: Karjat, Alibaugh, Mahabaleshwar, Lonavala, Pawna, Khandala, Matheran. Natural beauty, cooler weather, and waterfalls attract Mumbaikars. Surge in resort bookings, favored by families and couples. Karjat offers economical travel and sightseeing. COVID-19 spurred trend (Vipul Mishra, Novotel Mumbai Airport).

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday declared withdrawal of south-west monsoon over Mumbai, the rest of Maharashtra and the country. This year saw the most delayed monsoon over Mumbai since the IMD began maintaining its record in 1975.

On June 7, 2018, Mumbai received 27.6 to 37.8mm of rainfall. Certainly not the most, but was enough to throw city out of gear with water logging and delayed trains and flights.

After a prolonged delay, the onset of the south-west monsoon over the city is expected by the weekend. Weathermen said scattered rain in Mumbai was only “convective activity”.

The IMD on Sunday declared the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from all the remaining parts of the country including Mumbai.

Continuous rains accompanied by loud thunder were witnessed in Mumbai, Thane and parts of Navi Mumbai on Monday noon.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday declared the withdrawal of southwest monsoon from Mumbai.

With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) expecting monsoon onset over Mumbai by Sunday, the city can expect a wet spell all through next week with heavy to very heavy rains forecasted at a few places on the first two days of the coming week itself.

The Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has begun evacuating occupants of dangerous buildings ahead of monsoon.

Friday's heavy showers caused waterlogging in the city's chronic flooding spots, including Hindmata, King Circle, S V Road in Bandra and Khar, Wadala and Sewri, raising questions about BMC's monsoon-preparedness. But there was a silver lining: Rainwater receded much faster compared to the previous years.

Erratic monsoon may have given rise to water woes, but it has also spelt some good news on the disease front for the city.

Mumbai experienced sudden thunder, lightning, and heavy rains on Wednesday evening, which is a typical feature of the retreating monsoon. The southwest monsoon has already begun to withdraw from some parts of the country, and more such weather events can be expected in the coming days. The rainfall recorded by the IMD was 13 mm and 22.6 mm in Colaba and Santacruz, respectively. The thunderstorm activity is caused by the interaction between easterly and westerly winds, usually occurring in the afternoon or evening and lasting for around an hour. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms in Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar.

The city has witnessed its second wettest monsoon in recorded history. With the India Meteorological Department’s Santacruz observatory, representative of Mumbai, recording 395.1mm rainfall in the 48 hours ending Thursday morning, this year’s total seasonal rain of 3,679.8mm beat 2019’s tally of 3,670.4mm.