Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Monsoon Withdraws From Maharashtra as Pune Faces Warmer October
The rainy season has now ended across Maharashtra.
The weather department announced this on October 8.
Pune and nearby places are expected to stay mostly dry over the next week.
Temperatures may slowly get hotter.
The rains left Pune and Mumbai on October 3, earlier than usual.
The report says this was the earliest retreat there in more than 20 years.
Pune’s Shivajinagar station measured 35.7°C on October 6.
That was its highest October temperature since 2002.
On October 8, the station recorded 35.2°C.
The India Meteorological Department said the southwest monsoon had completely withdrawn from Maharashtra on October 8.
Pune and nearby areas are expected to have mostly dry weather in the coming week, with temperatures gradually rising.
The monsoon retreated from Pune and Mumbai on October 3, at least five days ahead of schedule.
The withdrawal from these areas was the earliest in more than 20 years, according to the report.
Shivajinagar recorded 35.2°C on October 8; its October 6 high of 35.7°C was the highest October reading there since 2002.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department announced the monsoon’s withdrawal; Pune and nearby areas are affected.
- What
- The southwest monsoon completely withdrew from Maharashtra, and Pune is forecast to have mostly dry, gradually warmer weather.
- When
- The complete withdrawal was announced on October 8; the monsoon had retreated from Pune and Mumbai on October 3.
- Where
- Maharashtra, including Pune and Mumbai.
- Why
- The report describes the seasonal withdrawal of the southwest monsoon; it does not state a specific cause for the early retreat.
- Complete withdrawal from Maharashtra
- October 8
- Withdrawal from Pune and Mumbai
- October 3, at least five days ahead of schedule
- Expected Pune weather
- Mostly dry in the coming week, with temperatures likely to rise gradually
- Shivajinagar maximum on October 8
- 35.2°C
- Shivajinagar maximum on October 6
- 35.7°C, the highest October reading there since 2002
- Record context
- The retreat from Pune and Mumbai was the earliest in more than 20 years
- Reported withdrawal line
- Ranchi, Sundargarh, Bargarh, Bijapur, Hyderabad, Belagavi and Panjim