The study of rainfall trends and spatio-temporal evolution (patterns) helps in understanding and planning the utilization of water resources for diverse sectors of the economy, such as agriculture and industries, and also provides indications of climate change. The present study investigates trends and patterns of seasonal, half yearly, and annual rainfall over Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC) using non-parametric Mann Kendall and Getis-Ord-Gi* statistics at a district level from 1901 to 2015. The annual rainfall trend for the entire VCIC region shows a significant positive trend at 90%, which is driven by a significant positive trend in monsoons. The intensity of spatial pattern differs across the seasons. However, the annual pattern shows an intensifying hot spot (23% of VCIC), oscillating hot spot (23%), and no pattern (18%). The positive trend in rainfall during monsoon seasons in north-eastern districts and post-monsoon seasons in the southern districts of VCIC has influenced the intensifying hot spot patterns. These trends and patterns are required for carrying out a climate risk assessment for various sectors like urban and industrial areas to plan and propose suitable adaptation measures to cope with extreme rainfall events.