Chānasma climate — normals and trends
Chānasma (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 510 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 (33.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chānasma averages 0 frost days, 281 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 48 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Chānasma between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 12 May 1970) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 31 December 1990).
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
ChānasmaGujarat
- coords
- 23.71°, 72.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
33.6°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
510mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
281 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
48 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
228 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
47.4 °C
12 May 1970
Coldest day
3.9 °C
31 December 1990
Wettest day
335 mm
7 July 1941
Windiest day
54.1 km/h
28 July 2015
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
16 June 2023
Hottest feels-like
51.4 °C
18 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
0.0 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.8 h
28 June 1955
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 | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 39.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 17 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 36.2 °C | -2.7 °C | 146 mm | +108 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 204 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 190 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 200 mm | +125 mm |
| Oct | 32.8 °C | -2.1 °C | 106 mm | +94 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | -2.0 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chānasma?
Chānasma has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 510 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chānasma?
The hottest day measured in Chānasma between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1970, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chānasma?
The coldest day measured in Chānasma between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1990, at 3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Chānasma?
Almost never: Chānasma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chānasma warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Chānasma.
What is the wettest day in Chānasma?
The wettest day measured in Chānasma between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1941, with 335 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chānasma?
The windiest day measured in Chānasma between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2015, with winds reaching 54.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chānasma?
The warmest month in Chānasma is May (33.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Chānasma?
Chānasma receives on average 510 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 48 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chānasma?
Chānasma gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chānasma?
Yes: Chānasma has on average 228 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chānasma?
In Chānasma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.4 °C on 18 May 1998, and the lowest was 0.0 °C on 10 February 1950.
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