Gāndhīdhām climate — normals and trends
Gāndhīdhām (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 430 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gāndhīdhām averages 0 frost days, 247 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 41 rainy days per year.
Gāndhīdhām 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 44.7 °C (on 20 May 1955) and the coldest 8.9 °C (on 12 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
GāndhīdhāmGujarat
- coords
- 23.08°, 70.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
430mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
23.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
247 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
41 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
24.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
273 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
44.7 °C
20 May 1955
Coldest day
8.9 °C
12 January 1945
Wettest day
241 mm
9 August 2007
Windiest day
77.5 km/h
16 June 2023
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
9 June 1998
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
16 June 1996
Coldest feels-like
4.2 °C
11 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
4 June 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 | 25.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 11 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 111 mm | +70 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 162 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 89 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 122 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | -2.4 °C | 66 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | -1.8 °C | 9 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gāndhīdhām?
Gāndhīdhām has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 430 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gāndhīdhām?
The hottest day measured in Gāndhīdhām between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1955, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gāndhīdhām?
The coldest day measured in Gāndhīdhām between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1945, at 8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gāndhīdhām?
Almost never: Gāndhīdhām sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gāndhīdhām warmed?
Yes: Gāndhīdhām warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gāndhīdhām?
The wettest day measured in Gāndhīdhām between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2007, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gāndhīdhām?
The windiest day measured in Gāndhīdhām between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2023, with winds reaching 77.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gāndhīdhām?
The warmest month in Gāndhīdhām is May (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Gāndhīdhām?
Gāndhīdhām receives on average 430 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gāndhīdhām?
Gāndhīdhām gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gāndhīdhām?
Yes: Gāndhīdhām has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gāndhīdhām?
In Gāndhīdhām, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 16 June 1996, and the lowest was 4.2 °C on 11 February 1950.
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