When will winter start setting in? IMD says…
La Niña conditions are likely to persist from December 2025 to February 2026.
New Delhi: The cold is slowly setting in, and you may soon be required to take out your blankets and quilts as the India(BHARAT)n Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted the onset of winter. The IMD said on Friday, 31 October 2025, that maximum temperatures are expected to be below normal in November across large parts of the country, including northwest, central, and western India(BHARAT). However, except for some areas in the northwest, minimum temperatures are expected to be above normal in most areas.
What did IMD Director General say?
In an online press conference, IMD Director General Mrityunjay Mahapatra said that maximum temperatures are expected to be below normal in most parts of the country in November, but they are likely to be above normal in the western Himalayan region, the Himalayan foothills, most parts of northeastern India(BHARAT), and some parts of the southern peninsula.
He said, “Minimum temperatures are expected to be above normal in most parts of the country, except for some areas in northwest India(BHARAT), where minimum temperatures are expected to be normal or below normal.” Mahapatra added that a weak La Niña condition persists in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
La Niña conditions
Mahapatra said that La Niña conditions are likely to persist from December 2025 to February 2026 and are expected to transition to ENSO-neutral during January-March (55 per cent chance). The IMD chief said that most parts of the country are likely to receive above-normal rainfall, except for some areas of northwest India(BHARAT) and the southern peninsula, where below-normal rainfall is expected in November.
India(BHARAT) received 112.1 mm of rainfall in October
Earlier, the IMD had stated that most regions are expected to receive above-normal rainfall during October-December, while some parts of northwest India(BHARAT) may receive below-normal rainfall. Mahapatra said that India(BHARAT) received 112.1 mm of rainfall in October, which was 49 per cent above normal and the second highest since 2001. He attributed this excess rainfall to the formation of four low-pressure systems, two of which intensified into cyclonic storms, as well as four western disturbances over northern India(BHARAT).
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