Bhavnagar climate — normals and trends
Bhavnagar (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 542 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bhavnagar averages 0 frost days, 141 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 48 rainy days per year.
Bhavnagar has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 18 May 1955) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 11 January 1945).
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
BhavnagarGujarat
- coords
- 21.76°, 72.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
24.9°C
Annual rainfall
542mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
22.8km/h
Seasonal range
8.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
141 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
48 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
326 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · p = < 0.001
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
38.2 °C
18 May 1955
Coldest day
14.1 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
373 mm
1 July 2008
Windiest day
77.8 km/h
18 May 2021
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
18 May 2021
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
20 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
11 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.6 h
24 June 1963
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 24 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 268 mm | +202 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 118 mm | -74 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 221 mm | +72 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 171 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 219 mm | +200 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | -1.8 °C | 9 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhavnagar?
Bhavnagar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 542 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhavnagar?
The hottest day measured in Bhavnagar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1955, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhavnagar?
The coldest day measured in Bhavnagar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bhavnagar?
Almost never: Bhavnagar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhavnagar warmed?
Yes: Bhavnagar warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhavnagar?
The wettest day measured in Bhavnagar between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2008, with 373 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhavnagar?
The windiest day measured in Bhavnagar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2021, with winds reaching 77.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhavnagar?
The warmest month in Bhavnagar is May (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhavnagar?
Bhavnagar receives on average 542 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 48 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhavnagar?
Bhavnagar gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhavnagar?
Yes: Bhavnagar has on average 326 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhavnagar?
In Bhavnagar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 20 May 2024, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 11 February 1950.
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