Chalāla climate — normals and trends
Chalāla (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 540 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 (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chalāla averages 0 frost days, 286 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Chalāla has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 19 May 1955) and the coldest 6.2 °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
ChalālaGujarat
- coords
- 21.41°, 71.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
33.4°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
540mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
286 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
247 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
46.4 °C
19 May 1955
Coldest day
6.2 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
340 mm
5 July 1956
Windiest day
57.3 km/h
17 May 2021
Strongest gust
127.8 km/h
17 May 2021
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
3 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.9 h
23 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 36.8 °C | -3.1 °C | 48 mm | +41 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | -2.1 °C | 170 mm | +91 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 80 mm | -106 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 135 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 141 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | -3.4 °C | 205 mm | +181 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | -3.3 °C | 8 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chalāla?
Chalāla has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 540 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chalāla?
The hottest day measured in Chalāla between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1955, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chalāla?
The coldest day measured in Chalāla between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Chalāla?
Almost never: Chalāla sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chalāla warmed?
Yes: Chalāla warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chalāla?
The wettest day measured in Chalāla between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1956, with 340 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chalāla?
The windiest day measured in Chalāla between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2021, with winds reaching 57.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chalāla?
The warmest month in Chalāla is May (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Chalāla?
Chalāla receives on average 540 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chalāla?
Chalāla gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chalāla?
Yes: Chalāla has on average 247 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chalāla?
In Chalāla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 3 June 2014, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 22 January 1962.
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