Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Mumbai Hits Second-Highest October Temperature in 13 Years, Relief Tuesday
Mumbai had a very hot Sunday in October.
The temperature at the Santacruz weather station reached 38°C.
That is much warmer than usual for this time of year.
It was the second-hottest October day recorded there in 13 years.
The hottest October reading in that period was 38.6°C in 2015.
Forecasters expected hot and humid weather to continue in the short term.
An environmental science professor linked the early heat to the monsoon ending early and a long dry spell.
The weather department said temperatures should start to come down from Tuesday.
Mumbai’s Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 38°C on Sunday, 4.9°C above normal.
It was the city’s second-highest October maximum in 13 years; the record was 38.6°C on October 17, 2015.
The forecast for the next 24 hours gave maximum and minimum temperatures of about 37°C and 26°C.
No heatwave alert was issued, but hot and humid conditions were expected to continue.
IMD Mumbai Director Bikram Singh said temperatures should gradually decrease from Tuesday.
- Who
- Mumbai residents; the India Meteorological Department (IMD) provided the forecast.
- What
- Santacruz recorded 38°C, the second-highest October maximum temperature in 13 years.
- When
- The reading was recorded on Sunday; temperatures were expected to gradually decrease from Tuesday.
- Where
- Santacruz, Mumbai.
- Why
- A Mumbai University environmental science professor attributed the early high temperatures to the early withdrawal of the southwest monsoon and a long dry spell in September.
- Sunday maximum
- 38°C at the Santacruz observatory
- Difference from normal
- 4.9°C above normal
- October ranking
- Second-highest maximum temperature in 13 years
- Previous record
- 38.6°C on October 17, 2015
- Next 24-hour forecast
- Maximum around 37°C and minimum around 26°C
- Heatwave alert
- No alert was issued
- Expected change
- Temperatures expected to gradually decrease from Tuesday