Gandhinagar climate — normals and trends
Gandhinagar (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 656 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 (33.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gandhinagar averages 0 frost days, 275 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Gandhinagar between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.2 °C (on 12 May 1970) and the coldest 4.6 °C (on 10 February 1950).
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
GandhinagarGujarat
- coords
- 23.22°, 72.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
656mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
275 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
234 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 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
47.2 °C
12 May 1970
Coldest day
4.6 °C
10 February 1950
Wettest day
321 mm
14 July 2017
Windiest day
48.8 km/h
13 July 1950
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
9 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
11 May 1970
Coldest feels-like
-0.4 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.6 h
25 June 1950
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 | 27.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 39.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 37.4 °C | -3.1 °C | 43 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 35.1 °C | -2.8 °C | 155 mm | +100 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 225 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 206 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 163 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 166 mm | +148 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | -1.9 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gandhinagar?
Gandhinagar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 656 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gandhinagar?
The hottest day measured in Gandhinagar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1970, reaching 47.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gandhinagar?
The coldest day measured in Gandhinagar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1950, at 4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gandhinagar?
Almost never: Gandhinagar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gandhinagar warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Gandhinagar.
What is the wettest day in Gandhinagar?
The wettest day measured in Gandhinagar between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2017, with 321 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gandhinagar?
The windiest day measured in Gandhinagar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1950, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gandhinagar?
The warmest month in Gandhinagar is May (33.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gandhinagar?
Gandhinagar receives on average 656 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gandhinagar?
Gandhinagar gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gandhinagar?
Yes: Gandhinagar has on average 234 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gandhinagar?
In Gandhinagar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 11 May 1970, and the lowest was -0.4 °C on 10 February 1950.
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