Mumbai weather remained hot and humid on Sunday, November 8, with daytime temperatures rising above 36 degrees Celsius at both Colaba and Santacruz while the city’s overall Air Quality Index stood at 129 in the moderate category.
The India Meteorological Department forecast mainly clear skies across Mumbai and its suburbs, with no rain warning issued for the city. Neither Colaba nor Santacruz recorded rainfall in the temperature observations for the day.
Colaba recorded a minimum temperature of 25.6 degrees Celsius, while Santacruz registered a minimum of 22.4 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature reached 36.6 degrees Celsius in Colaba and 36.2 degrees Celsius in Santacruz.
The combination of high daytime temperatures and humidity continued to make outdoor conditions uncomfortable for residents. The IMD forecast indicated that mainly clear skies were expected to persist across Mumbai and its suburbs.
Mumbai’s overall AQI was reported at 129 on Sunday morning, according to figures available through the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app. Under India’s national AQI classification, readings from 51 to 100 are categorised as satisfactory, while readings between 101 and 200 fall in the moderate category.
Air quality varied across the city’s monitoring locations. Bandra-Kurla Complex recorded the highest AQI among the locations listed, at 167. Deonar followed with a reading of 159, while Worli recorded 139 and Colaba reported 129.
Andheri registered an AQI of 108 and Borivali recorded 102. Both readings were also within the moderate category under the national classification. The figures show differing pollution levels across Mumbai’s traffic, commercial and residential areas, although all the listed city locations remained within the moderate range.
Air quality was similarly moderate across parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Thane recorded an AQI of 109, Navi Mumbai registered 154 and Kalyan reported 124. These readings also fell within the moderate category.
The weather and air-quality readings provide a combined picture of Mumbai’s early-November conditions: clear skies and elevated temperatures, alongside pollution levels that remained moderate rather than satisfactory. The IMD’s immediate forecast for the city continued to indicate mainly clear skies and no rainfall.
