Home / Editor's Pick /

Pre-Monsoon Rains: Multiple Names across India

10:38 AM
29 April 2023

Pre-Monsoon Rains
Multiple Names across India

Mango FlowerFirst mangoes are already here! - © Shriram Rajaram

The pre-monsoon rains are often accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and squalling winds.

These rains provide us with relief from scorching heat, but play a much more important role in agriculture. This is how they got such different names depending on the dominating crop of a certain part of the country.

  • Mango showers: in Karnataka, Kerala, Konkan, and Goa the rains help in the ripening of mangos
  • Northwestern/Kalbaishakhi/Bordoisila: in West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha the showers are useful for jute, tea, and rice cultivation.
  • Cherry Blossom or Coffee showers in Karnataka and Kerala where coffee is cultivated. The coffee flowers bloom during the pre-monsoon months. Chikmagaluru, Hassan, and Wayanad are among the well-known robusta-growing regions of India.

Send us your images of the first rains or mangos in your hometown! You can simply upload it here and don't forget to indicate your name and location!

Weather & Radar editorial desk
More on the topic
Lightning in Bhopal
Monday, 9 June, 2025

Thundershowers and Hails

Dos and Don’ts for your safety!
No selfie zone
Saturday, 12 July, 2025

Danger-Free Photo Tips

Safe Selfies in Rainy Season
Friday, 22 August, 2025

Over 300 litres of rain

Heavy monsoon rains in India
All weather news
This might also interest you
heavy rain and thunderstorms over western parts, especially Gujarat and Maharashtra
Wednesday, 20 August, 2025

Mumbai Rains

Heavy downpour lashes Mumbai, Relief Expected
ganesh chaturthi ganapati mumbai
Tuesday, 26 August, 2025

Eco-Friendly Chaturthi

Celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with Nature-Friendly Traditions
There is a possibility of Rain across the country on the 79th Independence day
Friday, 15 August, 2025

Will it Rain?

Independence Day Celebrations
All articles
Weather & Radar

www.weatherandradar.in

instagramfacebooktwitterContact uslinkList
Privacy policy | Legal info | Accessibility statement