The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced the withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon from Mumbai on Friday. This is Mumbai's earliest withdrawal since 2018, when the monsoon had withdrawn on October 6. Last year, the monsoon withdrew on October 15. This year, Mumbai recorded an early onset of the season, the first in 75 years, on May 26. The Southwest Monsoon arrived in Kerala on May 24. The city has also reported above average rainfall throughout the season.

Declaring the monsoon withdrawal from the region, IMD said, “The Southwest Monsoon has withdrawn from the remaining parts of Gujarat, some parts of Maharashtra, most parts of Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, as well as some parts of Bihar on Friday, October 10. The current monsoon withdrawal line passes through Alibag, Akola, and Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra.”