Kālāvad climate — normals and trends
Kālāvad (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 545 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kālāvad averages 0 frost days, 281 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Kālāvad has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °C (on 20 May 1955) and the coldest 5.0 °C (on 22 January 1962).
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
KālāvadGujarat
- coords
- 22.21°, 70.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
545mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
281 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
233 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.011
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
46.5 °C
20 May 1955
Coldest day
5.0 °C
22 January 1962
Wettest day
355 mm
14 July 1994
Windiest day
61.5 km/h
4 May 1942
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
4 May 1942
Hottest feels-like
48.5 °C
17 June 1979
Coldest feels-like
0.7 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 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 | 27.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 31.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -2.4 °C | 59 mm | +53 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | -2.4 °C | 172 mm | +98 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 110 mm | -71 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 119 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 87 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | -2.8 °C | 75 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kālāvad?
Kālāvad has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 545 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kālāvad?
The hottest day measured in Kālāvad between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1955, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kālāvad?
The coldest day measured in Kālāvad between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1962, at 5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kālāvad?
Almost never: Kālāvad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kālāvad warmed?
Yes: Kālāvad warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kālāvad?
The wettest day measured in Kālāvad between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1994, with 355 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kālāvad?
The windiest day measured in Kālāvad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1942, with winds reaching 61.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kālāvad?
The warmest month in Kālāvad is May (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kālāvad?
Kālāvad receives on average 545 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kālāvad?
Kālāvad gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kālāvad?
Yes: Kālāvad has on average 233 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kālāvad?
In Kālāvad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 17 June 1979, and the lowest was 0.7 °C on 22 January 1962.
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