Mumbai is 2.8°C (5°F) warmer by day, Mumbai has 3.8°C (6.8°F) warmer nights, Mumbai gets 1,500 mm (59.1 in) more rain a year.
Bangalore is at its warmest in April and coolest in January, while Mumbai peaks in April and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Mumbai is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Mumbai is the wetter of the two, collecting 2,354 mm (92.7 in) of rain a year against 854 mm (33.6 in) in Bangalore. The most comfortable time to visit is January, November and December in Bangalore and January, November and December in Mumbai.
| Bangalore | Metric | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 32.9°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 35.7°C |
| 15.6°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 19.4°C |
| April | 🔥Hottest month | April |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 854 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 2,354 mm |
| September | ☔Wettest month | July |
| January | 🏜️Driest month | January |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 68% | 💧Average humidity | 67% |
| 2.9 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Bangalore typically falls to around 15.6°C (60.1°F) while Mumbai settles near 19.4°C (66.9°F).
Bangalore is hottest in April and coldest in January, whereas Mumbai peaks in April and is coolest in January.
Bangalore sees the most rain in September and the least in January; Mumbai is wettest in July and driest in January.
Bangalore feels the more humid of the two, averaging 68% relative humidity against 67%.
For Mumbai, the pick of the year is January, November and December.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Bangalore | Mumbai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 10.9 | 21.4 | 31.8 | 12.7 | 24.1 | 35.5 |
| February | 12.1 | 23.6 | 35.2 | 14.5 | 26.7 | 38.9 |
| March | 14.6 | 26.2 | 37.7 | 17.8 | 30 | 42.3 |
| April | 18.4 | 28.6 | 38.9 | 20.9 | 32 | 43 |
| May | 19.7 | 28.7🔥 | 37.7 | 24 | 32.7🔥 | 41.5 |
| June | 18.3 | 25.8 | 33.2 | 24.8 | 30.9 | 36.9 |
| July | 18 | 24.6 | 31.2 | 24.1 | 27.3 | 30.4 |
| August | 18.1 | 24.5 | 30.9 | 23.4 | 26.5 | 29.6 |
| September | 17.5 | 24 | 30.6 | 22.3 | 27.1 | 31.8 |
| October | 15.6 | 22.5 | 29.5 | 18.4 | 25.8 | 33.3 |
| November | 12.8 | 20.8 | 28.8 | 15.8 | 24.3 | 32.7 |
| December | 10.9 | 20.1❄️ | 29.2 | 13.6 | 23.3❄️ | 33.1 |
| Annual Avg | 15.6 | 24.2 | 32.9 | 19.4 | 27.6 | 35.8 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Bangalore and Mumbai feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Bangalore and Mumbai — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Mumbai is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 35.7°C (96.3°F) against 32.9°C (91.2°F) in Bangalore — roughly 2.8°C (5°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Mumbai, with average lows of 19.4°C (66.9°F) versus 15.6°C (60.1°F).
Bangalore is hottest in April, averaging highs of about 38.9°C (101.9°F), while Mumbai peaks in April at around 43°C (109.5°F). That makes Mumbai the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Bangalore gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 10.9°C (51.7°F), compared with 12.7°C (54.8°F) at the low point of the year in Mumbai.
Mumbai is the wetter city, collecting about 2,354 mm (92.7 in) of rain a year versus 854 mm (33.6 in) in Bangalore. Bangalore is wettest in September and driest in January; Mumbai is wettest in July and driest in January.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 68% in Bangalore and 67% in Mumbai across the year.
The most comfortable months in Bangalore are January, November and December, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Mumbai is at its most pleasant around January, November and December, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Mumbai is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in June, about 5.1°C (9.2°F), and narrowest in August, about 2°C (3.6°F).
Both have a similar seasonal range — around 9.4°C (16.9°F) between the coldest and hottest months — so neither climate is noticeably more extreme than the other.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Mumbai for warmer weather and pick Bangalore if you prefer drier conditions. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Bangalore and Mumbai, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
