Mumbai weather in July

In July, Mumbai sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 636 mm of rain across 31 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mumbai's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mumbai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
636 mm
31 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:13 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Mumbai is capital city in Maharashtra, India.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 40 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
21,048/km²
people per km²
Founded
1507

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mumbai reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Mumbai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mumbai weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°10.2117.4
Feb30° / 20°10.111.47.0
Mar32° / 22°10.111.95.8
Apr32° / 25°00.112.45.4
May32° / 27°15312.95.0
Jun30° / 27°4202513.13.1
Jul28° / 26°63631133.0
Aug28° / 25°47630.412.63.3
Sep29° / 25°29623.512.13.7
Oct31° / 25°618.811.64.7
Nov32° / 23°81.411.15.4
Dec30° / 20°60.510.96.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mumbai gets around 636 mm of rain over 31 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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29595
30694
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Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.16:087:16
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 3.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
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83.5Moderate
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mumbai

In seasonPeak

In July, Mumbai sits inside its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mumbai sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Mumbai's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Mumbai sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Mumbai?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mumbai.

What to pack for Mumbai in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Mumbai sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Mumbai in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Mumbai in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mumbai peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJun 20UV 12Nov 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov5High
Dec6High

Air quality in Mumbai in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mumbai is worst in February — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Mumbai's WHO annual average of 40 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1373 µg/m³Aug 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr34Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep16Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mumbai?

Mumbai sits at 19.1°N, 72.9°E, 8 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Ellora, 261 km away.

ElloraAurangabadPanajiGoaHampiHyderabadUdaipurJodhpur

Topography around Mumbai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mumbai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mumbai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,227 m.

The land around Mumbai is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, water (43%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
472 m
80 km
1,227 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Ellora 261 km · Aurangabad 273 km · Panaji 410 km · Goa 421 km · Hampi 563 km · Hyderabad 618 km · Udaipur 619 km · Jodhpur 800 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mumbai (19.0728°, 72.8826°, elevation 8 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).