Bhopal and Mumbai have similar daytime temperatures, Mumbai has 4.1°C (7.4°F) warmer nights, Mumbai gets 1,143 mm (45 in) more rain a year.
Bhopal is at its warmest in May 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 8 of 12 months.
Mumbai is the wetter of the two, collecting 2,354 mm (92.7 in) of rain a year against 1,211 mm (47.7 in) in Bhopal. The most comfortable time to visit is February, October and November in Bhopal and January, November and December in Mumbai.
| Bhopal | Metric | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 35.6°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 35.7°C |
| 15.3°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 19.4°C |
| May | 🔥Hottest month | April |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,211 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 2,354 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | July |
| April | 🏜️Driest month | January |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 52% | 💧Average humidity | 67% |
| 2.4 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Bhopal typically falls to around 15.3°C (59.5°F) while Mumbai settles near 19.4°C (66.9°F).
Bhopal is hottest in May and coldest in January, whereas Mumbai peaks in April and is coolest in January.
Bhopal sees the most rain in July and the least in April; Mumbai is wettest in July and driest in January.
Mumbai feels the more humid of the two, averaging 67% relative humidity against 52%.
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 | Bhopal | Mumbai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 5.4 | 18 | 30.6 | 12.7 | 24.1 | 35.5 |
| February | 7.6 | 21.1 | 34.5 | 14.5 | 26.7 | 38.9 |
| March | 12.1 | 25.9 | 39.7 | 17.8 | 30 | 42.3 |
| April | 17.9 | 30.5 | 43.1 | 20.9 | 32 | 43 |
| May | 23.2 | 34🔥 | 44.9 | 24 | 32.7🔥 | 41.5 |
| June | 23.7 | 33.7 | 43.7 | 24.8 | 30.9 | 36.9 |
| July | 22.4 | 29 | 35.7 | 24.1 | 27.3 | 30.4 |
| August | 21.6 | 26.6 | 31.7 | 23.4 | 26.5 | 29.6 |
| September | 19.2 | 25.4 | 31.6 | 22.3 | 27.1 | 31.8 |
| October | 14 | 22.9 | 31.7 | 18.4 | 25.8 | 33.3 |
| November | 10 | 20.3 | 30.6 | 15.8 | 24.3 | 32.7 |
| December | 6.4 | 17.9❄️ | 29.4 | 13.6 | 23.3❄️ | 33.1 |
| Annual Avg | 15.3 | 25.4 | 35.6 | 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 Bhopal 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 Bhopal and Mumbai — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Bhopal and Mumbai are about equally warm. Daytime highs average 35.6°C (96.1°F) in Bhopal and 35.7°C (96.3°F) in Mumbai, so neither is clearly the warmer choice over the year. Nights are milder in Mumbai, with average lows of 19.4°C (66.9°F) versus 15.3°C (59.5°F).
Bhopal is hottest in May, averaging highs of about 44.9°C (112.8°F), while Mumbai peaks in April at around 43°C (109.5°F). That makes Bhopal the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Bhopal gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 5.4°C (41.7°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 1,211 mm (47.7 in) in Bhopal. Bhopal is wettest in July and driest in April; Mumbai is wettest in July and driest in January.
Mumbai is the more humid of the two, averaging 67% relative humidity over the year against 52% in Bhopal.
The most comfortable months in Bhopal are February, October and November, 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 8 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 6.1°C (11°F), and narrowest in August, about 0.1°C (0.2°F).
Bhopal has the bigger seasonal swing, about 16.1°C (29°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 9.4°C (16.9°F) in Mumbai — so Mumbai has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Bhopal comes out ahead — it offers less rain and lower humidity than Mumbai. Mumbai is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer more rainfall and a more humid climate.
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 Bhopal and Mumbai, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
