Maharashtra · India
Mumbai in January
In January, Mumbai averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 17 °C, with almost no rain over the month. Mumbai has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 17 °C
- Rain in the month
- 0 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 11 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 413
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Mumbai
January is tied for the 9th warmest month in Mumbai by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 34 °C and the lows from 17 °C to 27 °C. By day, January is 1 °C cooler than December, and February is 1 °C warmer than January.
January brings almost no rain, less than the monthly average of 224 mm (2693 mm a year); it is tied for the driest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 11 h 10 min, against 11 h at the shortest and 13 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 °C | 17 °C | 0 mm | |
| February | 32 °C | 18 °C | 0 mm | |
| March | 34 °C | 21 °C | 0 mm | |
| April | 34 °C | 24 °C | 0 mm | |
| May | 34 °C | 27 °C | 5 mm | |
| June | 33 °C | 26 °C | 491 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 25 °C | 959 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 25 °C | 715 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 24 °C | 408 mm | |
| October | 34 °C | 24 °C | 106 mm | |
| November | 34 °C | 21 °C | 7 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 18 °C | 2 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Mumbai?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C. No month in Mumbai meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in India in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Mumbai
This guide lists 413 places to stay in Mumbai, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 14; 1–3 km, 60; 3–10 km, 246; 10 km or more, 93.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.