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Mumbai has a tropical climate, specifically
a tropical wet and dry climate under the
Köppen climate classification, with seven
months of dryness and peak of rains in
July.
The
cold season from December to February is
followed by the summer season from March to
June. The period from June to about the end
of September constitutes the south-west
monsoon season, and October and November
form the post-monsoon season. Between June
and September, the south west monsoon rains
lash the city.
Pre-monsoon showers are received in May.
Occasionally, north-east monsoon showers
occur in October and November. The maximum
annual rainfall ever recorded was 3,452
millimetres (135.9 in) in 1954. The highest
rainfall recorded in a single day was 944
millimetres (37.17 in) on 26 July 2005. The
average total annual rainfall is 2,146.6
millimetres (84.51 in) in the Island City,
and 2,457 millimetres (96.73 in) in the
suburbs.
The
average annual temperature is 27.2 °C (81.0
°F), and the average annual precipitation is
216.7 centimetres (85.31 in). In the Island
City, the average maximum temperature is
31.2 °C (88.2 °F), while the average minimum
temperature is 23.7 °C (74.7 °F). In the
suburbs, the daily mean maximum temperature
range from 29.1 °C (84.4 °F) to 33.3 °C
(91.9 °F), while the daily mean minimum
temperature ranges from 16.3 °C (61.3 °F) to
26.2 °C (79.2 °F).
The
record high is 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) on 28
March 1982, and the record low is 7.4 °C
(45.3 °F) on 27 January 1962. |
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