Ambaji climate — normals and trends
Ambaji (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 683 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ambaji averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Ambaji has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 12 May 1970) and the coldest 2.6 °C (on 10 February 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AmbajiGujarat
- coords
- 24.33°, 72.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
683mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
20.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
207 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.011
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
46.3 °C
12 May 1970
Coldest day
2.6 °C
10 February 1950
Wettest day
355 mm
24 July 2017
Windiest day
40.5 km/h
9 June 1998
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
28 July 2015
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
9 June 1991
Coldest feels-like
-2.6 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.7 h
26 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | -2.8 °C | 46 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | -2.7 °C | 217 mm | +161 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 369 mm | +114 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 251 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 226 mm | +130 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 113 mm | +97 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ambaji?
Ambaji has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 683 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambaji?
The hottest day measured in Ambaji between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1970, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ambaji?
The coldest day measured in Ambaji between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1950, at 2.6 °C.
Does it snow in Ambaji?
Almost never: Ambaji sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ambaji warmed?
Yes: Ambaji warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ambaji?
The wettest day measured in Ambaji between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2017, with 355 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ambaji?
The windiest day measured in Ambaji between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1998, with winds reaching 40.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ambaji?
The warmest month in Ambaji is May (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ambaji?
Ambaji receives on average 683 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ambaji?
Ambaji gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ambaji?
Yes: Ambaji has on average 207 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ambaji?
In Ambaji, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 9 June 1991, and the lowest was -2.6 °C on 10 February 1950.
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