Bhuj climate — normals and trends
Bhuj (India) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 384 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bhuj averages 0 frost days, 274 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Bhuj has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 17 May 1948) and the coldest 4.4 °C (on 10 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
BhujGujarat
- coords
- 23.25°, 69.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
384mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
22.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
274 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
240 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
46.1 °C
17 May 1948
Coldest day
4.4 °C
10 January 1945
Wettest day
321 mm
17 July 1988
Windiest day
78.7 km/h
16 June 2023
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
16 June 2023
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
17 June 1979
Coldest feels-like
-0.2 °C
12 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
26 May 1940
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 | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 36.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 40.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 38.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 16 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 111 mm | +75 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 99 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 122 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 186 mm | +114 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | -3.2 °C | 61 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhuj?
Bhuj has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 384 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhuj?
The hottest day measured in Bhuj between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1948, reaching 46.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhuj?
The coldest day measured in Bhuj between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, at 4.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bhuj?
Almost never: Bhuj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhuj warmed?
Yes: Bhuj warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhuj?
The wettest day measured in Bhuj between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1988, with 321 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhuj?
The windiest day measured in Bhuj between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2023, with winds reaching 78.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhuj?
The warmest month in Bhuj is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhuj?
Bhuj receives on average 384 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhuj?
Bhuj gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhuj?
Yes: Bhuj has on average 240 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhuj?
In Bhuj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 17 June 1979, and the lowest was -0.2 °C on 12 January 1945.
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