The monsoon is the lifeline of the country, as most of the country’s regions depend on it for their annual crops. The monsoon arrives at the southern tip of the Indian peninsula generally by the 1st week of June. Subsequently, it proceeds into two — the Arabian Sea branch and the Bay of Bengal branch.
The Arabian Sea branch reaches Mumbai on approximately the 10th of June. The Bay of Bengal branch arrives in Assam in the 1st week of June.
By mid-June, the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon arrives over Saurashtra-Kuchchh and the central part of the country.
The Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal branches of the monsoon merge over the northwestern part of the Ganga plains.
Delhi receives the monsoon showers from the Bay of Bengal branch by the end of June.
By the first week of July, western Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and eastern Rajasthan experience the monsoon.
By mid-July, the monsoon reaches Himachal Pradesh and the rest of the country.
