Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh End 2026 Monsoon Rain-Deficient
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh received less rain than usual during the 2026 southwest monsoon.
Telangana received 18% less rain, while Andhra Pradesh received about 29% less.
Rayalaseema had the biggest shortage, at 40%.
Even so, Telangana was placed in the normal rainfall category overall.
Fifteen of Telangana’s 33 districts received normal rainfall.
Hyderabad received 28% less rain than usual.
Rainfall improved in late September after strong weather systems formed over the Bay of Bengal.
Across India, the monsoon was much weaker than average.
The weather department expects southern peninsular India to receive normal rain from October to December.
Telangana recorded an 18% rainfall deficit, receiving 615.6 mm against a normal 746.3 mm.
Andhra Pradesh recorded a 29% shortfall, including a 40% deficit in Rayalaseema and 17% in Coastal Andhra and Yanam.
Telangana remained in the normal rainfall category despite its overall deficit; 15 of its 33 districts received normal rainfall.
Hyderabad recorded a 28% rainfall deficit, while other Telangana districts faced shortfalls ranging from 20% to 43%.
The India Meteorological Department expects normal post-monsoon rainfall in southern peninsular India from October through December.
- Who
- Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department, and the Telangana Development Planning Society.
- What
- Telangana and Andhra Pradesh recorded southwest monsoon rainfall deficits of 18% and about 29%, respectively.
- When
- During the 2026 southwest monsoon, which officially ended on September 30; Telangana’s cumulative measurement cited data from June 1 to October 1.
- Where
- Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, including Hyderabad, Rayalaseema, Coastal Andhra, and Yanam.
- Why
- Rainfall was weak during much of the season, particularly in July and August, although late-September deep depressions improved precipitation in some areas.
- Telangana rainfall
- 615.6 mm from June 1 to October 1, compared with a normal 746.3 mm.
- Telangana deficit
- 18% below normal; the state remained in the normal rainfall category.
- Andhra Pradesh deficit
- About 29% below normal.
- Rayalaseema deficit
- 40% below normal.
- Hyderabad deficit
- 28% below normal.
- India-wide monsoon
- 759.4 mm, or 87% of the long-period average; the fourth-lowest total since 2001 and thirteenth-lowest since 1901.
- Post-monsoon outlook
- Southern peninsular India is most likely to receive 88% to 112% of its long-period average rainfall from October through December.
