Karnataka rains: Monsoon weak in Kodagu after early onset, but forecast indicates a revival in days ahead

Weak monsoon in Kodagu with below normal rainfall, but major reservoirs in Cauvery basin have comfortable storage levels.

The early onset of southwest monsoon in Kodagu this year has been followed by a prolonged pause in rains and the monsoon activity has been weak during June so far.

According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), the cumulative rainfall in Kodagu from June 1 to 12 is 68 mm which is 48% below normal.

This is in sharp contrast to the pre-monsoon pattern in the district when Kodagu received 750 mm of rainfall which is 207% above normal. But the pre-monsoon figures – period from March 1 to May 31 — is skewed on the higher side this year due to the early onset of southwest monsoon.

Though a red alert was issued for Friday (June 13, 2025), the rainfall is scattered and weak, according to KSNDMC while heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast in the days ahead indicating a revival of monsoon activity in south interior Karnataka.

Kodagu district has received 12.14 mm of rainfall during the 24-hour period ending 8.30 a.m. on June 13. Bhagamandala, the birth place of the river Cauvery, in Madikeri taluk received 35.8 mm of rains during the same period while Sampaje received 24.5 mm.

Shanthalli in Somwarpet taluk recorded 33 mm of rains while in the remaining places of the district, the rainfall was light to moderate and ranged from 2 mm in Kushalnagar to 18.8 mm in Hudikeri in Ponnampet tauk.

The cumulative rainfall in other districts in south interior Karnataka including Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Chikkamagaluru, indicates shortfall. While Mysuru has received 22 mm of rainfall which is 39% below normal, Chamarajanagar has received 12 mm of rains and it is 59% below normal for the period June 1 to 12.