Published on : 01 Oct 2025, 12:58 pm

The Southwest Monsoon (SWM) season came to an official end for the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on September 30, 2025, even as the country could receive above normal rains and experience higher than normal night time temperatures in October. The monsoon winds have not yet withdrawn from the subcontinent as low pressure systems forming in the Bay of Bengal continue to bring rainfall to eastern, central and western states of the country.

The SWM seasonal rainfall for India has been above normal between June 1 and September 30, according to the IMD. The absolute rainfall during the season was 937.2 mm which is 108 per cent of the long period average (LPA). The LPA of rainfall for India between 1971 and 2020 is 868.6 mm.

The northwest region

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