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Best time to visit Mumbai

January is the best time to visit Mumbai for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 82/100
A beach holiday January sea 25 °C
The least cloud February 12 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 0 mm
Warmth April 33 °C
Cooler weather August 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 82 29 °C 0 98
2 February 78 30 °C 0 96
3 December 78 30 °C 0 95
4 November 70 32 °C 1 89
5 March 68 32 °C 0 90
6 April 61 33 °C 0 84
7 October 60 31 °C 9 77
8 May 57 32 °C 3 81
9 September 49 29 °C 23 71
10 August 48 28 °C 30 73
11 July 46 28 °C 31 71
12 June 41 30 °C 25 65

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 25 °C 29 °C 15 % 98
February 25 °C 30 °C 12 % 96
March 27 °C 32 °C 14 % 90
April 29 °C 33 °C 17 % 84
May 30 °C 32 °C 32 % 81
June 30 °C 30 °C 77 % 65
July 29 °C 28 °C 92 % 71
August 28 °C 28 °C 89 % 73
September 28 °C 29 °C 73 % 71
October 29 °C 31 °C 42 % 77
November 28 °C 32 °C 24 % 89
December 27 °C 30 °C 22 % 95

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 25 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.4 °C 1 mm 15 %
February 30.2 °C 1 mm 12 %
March 32.1 °C 1 mm 14 %
April 32.6 °C under 1 mm 17 %
May 32.4 °C 16 mm 32 %
June 30.0 °C 432 mm 77 %
July 27.8 °C 655 mm 92 %
August 27.5 °C 460 mm 89 %
September 28.5 °C 277 mm 73 %
October 31.1 °C 67 mm 42 %
November 31.7 °C 8 mm 24 %
December 30.4 °C 7 mm 22 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.