'The languor of the hot weather': everyday perspectives on weather and climate in colonial Bombay, 1819-1828

► A study of acclimatisation discourse, within two diaries from colonial Bombay 1819-1828. ► Dominant role of weather in the lives of the colonists demonstrated. ► Evidence of shift in acclimatisation discourse during the early nineteenth century. ► Provides early evidence of colonial cultural attitudes towards Hill Stations. ► Universalities in experiences of climate are suggested.