India
Mumbai in December
🌤️ Dry winterHot and mostly dry. Watch for hazy air.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · N95 mask for hazy days · sunglasses & hat
Why December scores 6.9What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.1
- ✓Hot (32°C highs / 24°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 15.4°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~2 mm rain)
- Air quality3.8
- !Unhealthy (PM2.5 ~53 µg/m³) — score capped at 6.9
- Seasonal hazards9.5
- !Tropical cyclone: Edge of the North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- Safety baseline7.0
- ·Increased caution
| Dec | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 6.9 Good | 8.2 Very good |
| Season | 🌤️ Dry winter | 🌤️ Dry winter |
| High / low | 32° / 24° | 32° / 23° |
| Rain | 2 mm | 0 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 15° | dew pt 11° |
| PM2.5 | 53 µg/m³ | 48 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Mumbai weather-station normals. Rainfall: Mumbai weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Christmas 25–27 Dec · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore MumbaiEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyIndia's largest city and financial capital, home to Bollywood, colonial-era landmarks, a seafront promenade and some of the country's best-known street food.
Goa Carnival / ChristmasAcross India
Beach parties, parades and midnight mass along Goa's coast.
Coming up later
Mumbai MarathonDate variesUsually the third Sunday of January
Asia's largest marathon by participation.
Why go: Major roads close on race morning.
Where: From CSMT through Marine Drive and the Bandra-Worli Sea Link
Kala Ghoda Arts FestivalDate variesUsually early February
A multi-day festival of visual art, music, film and talks, mostly free.
Why go: A good way to see the Fort area's galleries.
Where: Kala Ghoda, Fort
HoliDate variesHindu lunar calendar — usually March
The festival of colours, celebrated with coloured powder and water.
Why go: Wear old clothes and protect your eyes and phone.
Where: Citywide
Gateway of India
A basalt arch on the harbour front, built in the early 20th century and the departure point for Elephanta ferries.
Elephanta Caves
UNESCO-listed rock-cut cave temples dedicated to Shiva on an island in the harbour.
💡 Closed on Mondays; ferries may be limited in the monsoon.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
A UNESCO-listed Victorian Gothic railway station still in daily use.
Marine Drive
A curving seafront boulevard known for sunset walks.
Haji Ali Dargah
A mosque and shrine on an islet reached by a causeway.
💡 The causeway can be submerged at high tide.
Dhobi Ghat
An enormous open-air laundry at Mahalaxmi, best viewed from the bridge above.
Vada pav
A spiced potato fritter in a bread roll with chutneys, Mumbai's signature street snack.
Pav bhaji
A buttery mashed vegetable curry served with soft bread rolls.
Bhel puri
Puffed rice mixed with chutneys, onion and sev.
💡 Girgaum Chowpatty and Juhu Beach stalls
Parsi and Irani cafe food
Dishes such as berry pulao, dhansak and bun maska with chai.
💡 Old Irani cafes in South Mumbai
Bombil fry
Fried Bombay duck fish, a coastal Koli speciality.
Textiles
Cotton, silk and block-printed fabrics from across India.
💡 Colaba Causeway and Fashion Street
Kolhapuri chappals
Handmade leather sandals from Maharashtra.
Vintage Bollywood posters and curios
Old film posters and antiques.
💡 Chor Bazaar