Andhra has received rain on only 46 of the 122 monsoon days this season, against the normal of 75 to 90

A farmer shows his parched paddy field in Nunna near Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo credit: GN Rao

In Andhra Pradesh this year, only 46 of the 122 days of the southwest monsoon rained against the usual 75 to 90, and only one of them brought very heavy rain.

Monsoon is expected to withdraw from the entire country by October 15. According to information collected by the AP State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), a single “very heavy rain day” was recorded in Visakhapatnam district with the station recording rainfall ranging from 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm.

There were 20 days of ‘heavy rain’ with rainfall ranging from 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm, most of which were recorded in northern AP The highest of the three days of ‘heavy rain’ was recorded in Alluri Sitharama Raju district and Srikakulam, Polavaram, Kakinada, East Godavari and Eluru districts recorded two days of rain.

The entire Rayalaseema region comprising eight districts and the SPSR districts of Nellore, Prakasam, Markapuram, Bapatla, Palnadu and Guntur have not recorded a single heavy rainy day this season.

According to weather experts, the districts usually experience 75 to 90 rainy days during the season. This year, north and central parts have seen 40 to 54 rainy days and Rayalaseema has seen anywhere between 11 and 30. The lowest of 11 rainy days was recorded in Annamayya district, followed by Sri Sathya Sai with 17 days and Anantapur district with 20 days during the last four months.

Polavaram and ASR districts recorded the highest of 54 rainy days during the period, Vizianagaram recorded 48 rainy days and Parvathipuram Manyam and NTR districts recorded 46 days. Visakhapatnam district recorded 31 rainy days, the least among its neighbours, but its deficit was covered after witnessing intense downpour last month.

Explaining the numbers, a weather expert said that when one or more mandals receive more than 2.5 mm, it is considered the district average and it is considered a rainy day. But for example, 46 rainy days in NTR district does not mean that every mandal in the district received rain, experts said.

“This time there has been uneven distribution of rainfall across the state and also within the district. A rainy day is considered when one mandal or even a village experiences rainfall of more than 2.5mm,” said a weather expert.

When the monsoon ended in the state on September 30, the deficit stood at 35.4%. After last week, when very heavy rainfall triggered by a deep pressure trough over the Bay of Bengal reduced the deficits in the coastal areas, the number is gradually increasing again.

Between June 1 and October 1, Annamayya and Prakasam districts experienced severe rainfall deficiency with 62.6% and 60.4% deficit respectively.

The IMD has predicted sub-normal rainfall and higher maximum and minimum temperatures for the state this October.

Published – 02 Oct 2026 10:26 IST