Monsoon 2025 has arrived in India eight days before the schedule. Early rains drenched the coast of Kerala announcing the arrival of monsoon. This is the earliest date of the monsoon onset over Kerala after the year 2009 when it set in over the southern state on May 23. According to IMD, the Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of south Arabian Sea, some parts of the west-central and east-central Arabian Sea, entire Lakshadweep area, Kerala, Mahe, some parts of Karnataka, remaining parts of Maldives and Comorin area, many parts of Tamil Nadu, remaining parts of southwest and east-central Bay of Bengal, some parts of west-central and north Bay of Bengal, and some parts of Mizoram on Saturday, May 24.