Monsoon season in Odisha ends, said to be wettest in the State since 2000. The 2026 monsoon season in Odisha has officially ended in the State. This year, monsoon rainfall has been significantly higher for Odisha.
Between June 1 and September 30, 29 percent more rainfall than normal has been recorded in the state. According to the data of the India Meteorological Department, while the normal rainfall in Odisha during this time was 1,150.2 mm, the actual rainfall was 1,484.3 mm.
However, on the last day of the monsoon season, the weather remained dry in most parts of the state. Only one place in Nabarangpur district recorded 4 mm of rainfall. District-wise, the maximum rainfall was recorded in Boudh. Since the district received 70 percent more rainfall than normal, Boudh is in the ‘large excess’ category.
Similarly, 22 districts have received ‘excess’ or more than normal rainfall. The rainfall in the other 7 districts has been normal. Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Ganjam and Jharsuguda are in this normal rainfall category.
One after the other, the weather system in the Bay of Bengal has given more rainfall to the state. According to the Meteorological Department, a total of 10 weather systems were formed during the monsoon season.
Out of these, there were six were low pressure areas, three were depressions and one deep depression. By the end of June, Odisha had a rainfall deficit of about 47 percent. Later, continuous rainfall in July and August had made up for this deficit. By the end of August, the state had exceeded the normal rainfall of the monsoon season.
