Andhra Pradesh, Telangana received good rains in 2025

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana received good rainfall in 2025 with overall excess rainfall in both the States as both the Southwest Monsoon and Northeast Monsoon (June 1 to December 31) performed well. Telangana received an overall excess of 32%, Rayalaseema 21% and Coastal A.P. 6% respectively.

Telangana received excess rainfall of 32% with actual average rainfall of 113.8 cm against normal of 85.9 cm, Rayalaseema received excess of 21% with actual average rainfall of 78 cm against the normal of 64.5 cm. However, rain was normal over coastal Andhra Pradesh, with excess rainfall of 6%, with actual average of 98.2 cm against 92.4 cm normal. More so, it was normal with -2% in southwest monsoon season and excess with 22% in northeast monsoon season.

Thanks to the copious rains, groundwater is available at an average depth of 5.98 mt (19.61 ft) in coastal A.P., in Rayalaseema at 6.31 mt (20.70 ft) and in Telangana, it is available at an average depth of 5.30 mt (17.38 ft). This indicates that sufficient water will be available from water sources for agricultural and other needs in the upcoming Summer of 2026 and beyond in both the States, according to an analysis made by P.V. Rama Rao, a retired IMD Director, based on data taken from Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and A.P. Groundwater Department websites.

Advance and withdrawal of monsoons:

The southwest monsoon advanced into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on May 26, 2025. It covered entire Rayalaseema on May 26 itself and entire coastal A.P. and Telangana States by May 28. The southwest monsoon withdrew from the country by October 16.

Simultaneously, the northeast monsoon rains set-in over south Peninsular India on the same day. Northeast monsoon rains continued over Telangana up to the first week of November and over Andhra Pradesh up to December 10. Thereafter, dry weather prevailed over the States.

The severe cyclonic storm ‘Montha’, which crossed the north Andhra coast, south of Kakinada, close to Narsapuram on the midnight of October 28 brought copious rains over coastal Andhra and also over some of the districts in Telangana. Similarly, the cyclonic storm ‘Ditwah’, which lay over coastal Sri Lanka and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal persisted, before weakening into a depression by December 2. It changed its course, weakened further into well marked low pressure area and laid over north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts on December 3, bringing heavy rain over south coastal A.P. and Rayalaseema between November 28 and 30.