Monsoon is set over Mumbai on 06th June 2024 – Some Facts About Monsoon Onset & Rainfall

Monsoon is set over Mumbai on 06th June 2024 by IMD. Last year iin 2023 it was set late on 25th June 2023. 

Being the coastal city and due ro Sahyadri mountains, Mumbai receives good amount of rainfall over 2000 mm durng monsoon as compared to 500mm over other places in interior Maharashtra.

Here are some facts about rainfall during the period of June to September.

The normal date of monsoon over Mumbai was 10th June, but the dates had been fluctuating. In some years the monsoon was delayed considerably while in some years it had been very early.

Here are some statistics for onset dates over Mumbai:
1) Early onset – 29th May in the year 1952, 1956, 1872
2) Late onset  – 25th June in 1959, 2019, 2023

Monsoon onset dates since 2010:

Below is the chart of monsoon dates over Mumbai for last 67 years. (Data source: IMD)

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The average seasonal rain that is rainfall from June to September is:

1) Santacruz is 2265 mm.

2) Colaba is 2025 mm.

The extreme rainfall events in Mumbai:

For detailed rainfall statistics over Mumbai visit: IMD Mumbai website