Lying in a tropical zone and the near the Arabian Sea, Mumbai's climate falls into two main seasons: the humid and the dry season. The humid season, between March and October, is characterized by high humidity and temperatures of over 30 �C (86 �F). Between June and September, the monsoon rains lash the city, supplying most of the city's annual rainfall of 2,200 millimetres (86.6 in). The maximum annual rainfall ever recorded was 3,452 millimetres (135.9 in) in 1954. The highest rainfall recorded in a single day was 944 millimetres (37.17 in) on July 26, 2005. The dry season, between November and February, is characterized by moderate levels of humidity and warm to cool weather. Cold northerly winds are responsible for a mild chill during January and February.
Annual temperatures range from a high of 38 �C (100 �F) to a low of 11 �C (52 �F). The record high is 43.3 �C (109.9 �F) and record low is 7.4 �C (45.3 �F) on January 22, 1962. The lowest temperature ever observed in the city is 7.4 �C (45.3 �F), which was recorded on 17 January 1962.
