Maharashtra, India
Mumbai
Mumbai is a major city in Maharashtra, India, close to the sea. It has a population of about 15,414,288 (2018). The climate is classified as tropical monsoon (Köppen Am), with .
Now31°C
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
Population15.4M
Local time19:55
19.07° N, 72.88° EElevation 8 mUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time
Postal code400104October: high / low30° / 25°
Rain this month86mm
Sea this month29°
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
Best: Jan–Feb · Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Mumbai at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:35 · 18:1211 h 37 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:08Next holiday8 NovemberDiwali (Deepavali)Next eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJan–Feb · Dec
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month31°C
Average high in May
Coolest month25°C
Average low in August
Wettest monthJuly
985 mm of rain
Driest monthFebruary
0 mm of rain
Warmest sea30°C
May
Monuments nearby10+
1 of them World Heritage
How Mumbai has grown
People living in the built-up area (738 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+139%8.56M in 1975 → 20.5M in 2025Weather in Mumbai
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
31°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 5 km/h · humidity 59%
Today22 Oct34°28°
Fri23 Oct34°27°
Sat24 Oct34°28°1.7 mm
Sun25 Oct34°27°
Mon26 Oct35°26°
Tue27 Oct35°25°
Wed28 Oct32°26°
Thu29 Oct30°25°
Fri30 Oct29°26°0.5 mm
Sat31 Oct29°25°
When to go to Mumbai
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 89 | 86 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 55 | 73 | 83 |
| High | 28° | 28° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 29° |
| Low | 20° | 21° | 23° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 21° |
| Rain (mm) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 545 | 985 | 639 | 410 | 86 | 14 | 2 |
| Wet days | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Sea | 25° | 25° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
What's on in Mumbai
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Mumbai
UNESCO13 km
Elephanta Caves
7.6 km
Castella de AguadaBuilt 1640
8.4 km
Sewri FortBuilt 1680
6.5 km
Mahakali Caves
6 km
Mahim Fort
7.8 km
Jogeshwari Caves
Museum3.2 km
BEST Museum
Museum11 km
Nehru Science CentreBuilt 1985More museums: Nature Education Centre · Samyukta Maharashtra Daalan · Veer Savarkar Smarak
Outdoors around Mumbai
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Dolphin AquariumAquariums
2 kmLoop GalleryViewpoints
2.8 kmBombay Presidency Golf ClubGolf courses
3.1 kmPant Nagar StationCamp sites
3.3 kmKidZaniaTheme parks
4.7 kmVeermata Jijabai Bhosale Zoo & Botanical GardenZoos
5 kmNature around Mumbai
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of India seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Mumbai
Earthquakes around Mumbai
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Tropical storms · Mumbai
Universities and research institutes
Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of HospitalsUniversity or college · founded 1845
University of MumbaiUniversity or college · founded 1857
St. Xavier's CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1869
Bombay Veterinary CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1886
Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, MumbaiUniversity or college · founded 1913
Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1916
The K.R. Cama Oriental InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1916
Indian Education Society's V. N. Sule Guruji English Medium SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1917
Dadar Athornan InstituteUniversity or college · founded 1919
Dr. Homi Bhabha State UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1920
Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable HospitalUniversity or college · founded 1921
King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1926
Institute of Chemical TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1933
Shri Vile Parle Kelavani MandalUniversity or college · founded 1934
M.H. Saboo Siddik College Of EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 1935
Tata Institute of Social SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1936
Bharatiya Vidya BhavanUniversity or college · founded 1938
R A Podar College of Commerce and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1941
Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchUniversity or college · founded 1945
International Institute for Population SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1956
Bombay College of PharmacyUniversity or college · founded 1957
Indian Institute of Technology BombayUniversity or college · founded 1958
Ayurved Mahavidyalaya & Seth RV Ayurved HospitalUniversity or college · founded 1960
Central Institute of Fisheries EducationUniversity or college · founded 1961
Indian Institute of Management MumbaiUniversity or college · founded 1963
Maharashtra State Board of Technical EducationUniversity or college · founded 1963
Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic and College of EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 1963
SVKM's Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1964
Gokhale Education Society’s College of Education and ResearchUniversity or college · founded 1970
Indian Institute of GeomagnetismUniversity or college · founded 1971
Lala College, LLC, Lala Lajpatrai College of Commerce & EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1972
Maniben Nanavati Women's CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1972
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science EducationUniversity or college · founded 1974
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and ResearchUniversity or college · founded 1977
Vivekanand Education Society's College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous)University or college · founded 1979
Chhandam School of KathakUniversity or college · founded 1980
K J Somaiya Institute of ManagementUniversity or college · founded 1981
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management StudiesUniversity or college · founded 1981
Mahatma Gandhi Mission Institute of Health SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1982
Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing HandicappedUniversity or college · founded 1983
Dr. BMN College of Home ScienceUniversity or college · founded 1984
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development ResearchUniversity or college · founded 1987
K.J. Somaiya Institute of Dharma StudiesUniversity or college · founded 1989
K J Somaiya Medical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1991
Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 1994
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ghatkhed AmravatiUniversity or college · founded 1995
St. Francis Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1999
Vidyalankar Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1999
Don Bosco Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2001
St. Francis Institute of Management and ResearchUniversity or college · founded 2001
Thakur College of Engineering and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2001
Guru Nanak Institute of Management StudiesUniversity or college · founded 2002
Vidyalankar School of Information TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2002
Niranjana Majithia College of CommerceUniversity or college · founded 2004
Homi Bhabha National InstituteUniversity or college · founded 2005
Center for Excellence in Basic SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2007
IITB-Monash Research AcademyUniversity or college · founded 2008
Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management StudiesUniversity or college · founded 2010
Maharashtra National Law University MumbaiUniversity or college · founded 2014
Somaiya Vidyavihar UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2019
ATLAS SkillTech UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2022
HSNC UniversityUniversity or college
S P Jain School of Global ManagementUniversity or college
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and ResearchUniversity or college
Upgrad (India)University or college
Haffkine InstituteResearch institute · founded 1899
ICAR - Central Institute for Research on Cotton TechnologyResearch institute · founded 1924
Bhabha Atomic Research CentreResearch institute · founded 1954
National Institute for Research in Reproductive HealthResearch institute · founded 1970
Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Medical Research SocietyResearch institute · founded 1973
Sophisticated Analytical Instrument FacilityResearch institute · founded 1976
Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering & ResearchResearch institute · founded 1984
Kelkar Education Trust's Scientific Research CentreResearch institute · founded 1996
ICMR - National Institute of ImmunohaemotologyResearch institute · founded 2008
Columbia Global CentersResearch institute · founded 2010
National Centre for Aerospace Innovation and ResearchResearch institute · founded 2010
National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and EducationResearch institute · founded 2010
PRA Health SciencesResearch institute
Target Institute of Medical Education & ResearchResearch institute
Mumbai from above
Around Mumbai33 places to see, do and reach nearby
Powai LakeNature7.0 kmMahakali CavesNature6.5 kmJogeshwari CavesNature7.8 kmMithi RiverNature2.5 kmBandra TalaoNature5.0 kmKabootar KhanaNature7.5 kmIsle of BombayNature7.2 kmMazagaonNature12 kmGilbert HillMountain7.0 kmElephanta CavesMonument13 kmCastella de AguadaMonument7.6 kmSewri FortMonument8.4 kmMahakali CavesMonument6.5 kmMahim FortMonument6.0 kmJogeshwari CavesMonument7.8 kmRiwa FortMonument3.4 kmGowalia TankMonument14 kmBEST MuseumMuseum3.2 kmNehru Science CentreMuseum11 kmMani BhavanMuseum15 kmDr. Bhau Daji Lad MuseumMuseum12 kmNational Museum of Indian CinemaMuseum14 kmKurlaStation0.9 kmLokmanya Tilak TerminusStation1.1 kmTilak NagarStation1.1 kmSagar Vihar (Vashi)Ferry port11 kmVersova JettyFerry port12 kmThanePlace16 kmBorivaliPlace18 kmKegaonPlace20 kmChanajePlace25 kmKalherPlace24 kmNaogharPlace23 km
Postal code
400104
Getting to Mumbai
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportBOM
2.3 kmNavi Mumbai International AirportNMI
22 kmPune International AirportPNQ
122 kmKurlaRailway station
0.9 kmLokmanya Tilak TerminusRailway station
1.1 kmTilak NagarRailway station
1.1 kmSagar Vihar (Vashi)Ferry port
11 kmVersova JettyMadh Jetty
12 kmPlaces near Mumbai
Places with a climate like Mumbai
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Mumbai?
Based on 30-year climate normals, January, February and December offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Mumbai.
What is the hottest month in Mumbai?
May is the warmest month, with average highs of 31°C and lows of 27°C.
What is the coldest month in Mumbai?
August is the coldest month, with average highs of 27°C and lows of 25°C.
What is the rainiest month in Mumbai?
July is the wettest month with about 985 mm of precipitation on 29 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Mumbai?
The sea is warmest in May at about 30°C and coolest in January at about 25°C.
What is the postal code of Mumbai?
The postal code of Mumbai is 400104.