Contrary to the normal time frame of June first week, this year is set to start in Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar from May 26, as per forecast by the weather department. In view of this, monsoon is likely to start early in Mumbai, between first and second week of June, while pre-monsoon is predicted around May 15.

In India, monsoon first sets off in Andaman and Nicobar and Kerala around June 1, and it gradually enters Mumbai in the second week of June.