Mumbai is 0.5°C (0.9°F) warmer by day, Mumbai has 3.1°C (5.6°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 9 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, November and December in Bhopal and January, November and December in Mumbai.
| Bhopal | Metric | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 32.2°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 32.7°C |
| 18.9°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 22°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 18.9°C (66°F) while Mumbai settles near 22°C (71.6°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 | 9.6 | 18❄️ | 26.4 | 16.6 | 24.3 | 32.1 |
| February | 12.2 | 21.2 | 30.1 | 18.4 | 26.6 | 34.7 |
| March | 17.2 | 26.2 | 35.2 | 21.4 | 29.7 | 37.9 |
| April | 22.6 | 31.2 | 39.8 | 23.9 | 31.6 | 39.2 |
| May | 27 | 34.5🔥 | 42 | 26.2 | 31.9🔥 | 37.6 |
| June | 26.7 | 32.3 | 38 | 26.2 | 29.1 | 32 |
| July | 24.1 | 27.7 | 31.3 | 25.1 | 26.9 | 28.7 |
| August | 23.1 | 26.2 | 29.2 | 24.4 | 26.3 | 28.2 |
| September | 21.8 | 25.8 | 29.7 | 23.8 | 26.4 | 29 |
| October | 18.2 | 24 | 29.8 | 22 | 26.6 | 31.1 |
| November | 13.8 | 21.1 | 28.4 | 19.1 | 25.1 | 31 |
| December | 10.4 | 18.6 | 26.7 | 17.1 | 24.1❄️ | 31.1 |
| Annual Avg | 18.9 | 25.6 | 32.2 | 22 | 27.4 | 32.7 |
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.
Mumbai is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 32.7°C (90.9°F) against 32.2°C (90°F) in Bhopal — roughly 0.5°C (0.9°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Mumbai, with average lows of 22°C (71.6°F) versus 18.9°C (66°F).
Bhopal is hottest in May, averaging highs of about 42°C (107.5°F), while Mumbai peaks in April at around 39.2°C (102.6°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 9.6°C (49.2°F), compared with 16.6°C (61.8°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, 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 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 6.3°C (11.3°F), and narrowest in August, about 0.1°C (0.2°F).
Bhopal has the bigger seasonal swing, about 16.5°C (29.7°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 7.8°C (14°F) in Mumbai — so Mumbai has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Mumbai for warmer weather, pick Bhopal if you prefer drier conditions and go for Bhopal if you want lower humidity. 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 Bhopal and Mumbai, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
