Khambhāt climate — normals and trends
Khambhāt (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 631 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Khambhāt averages 0 frost days, 247 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Khambhāt 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 43.5 °C (on 18 May 1955) and the coldest 9.3 °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
KhambhātGujarat
- coords
- 22.32°, 72.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
631mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
247 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
269 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.006
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
43.5 °C
18 May 1955
Coldest day
9.3 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
425 mm
28 June 2005
Windiest day
59.4 km/h
13 July 1950
Strongest gust
115.6 km/h
18 May 2021
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
17 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
4.9 °C
11 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.6 h
21 June 1951
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 | 26.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 33.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 36.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 34.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 30 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 370 mm | +301 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 144 mm | -78 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 288 mm | +98 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 193 mm | +84 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 159 mm | +139 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | -1.8 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khambhāt?
Khambhāt has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 631 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khambhāt?
The hottest day measured in Khambhāt between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1955, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khambhāt?
The coldest day measured in Khambhāt between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at 9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Khambhāt?
Almost never: Khambhāt sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khambhāt warmed?
Yes: Khambhāt warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khambhāt?
The wettest day measured in Khambhāt between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2005, with 425 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khambhāt?
The windiest day measured in Khambhāt between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1950, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khambhāt?
The warmest month in Khambhāt is May (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Khambhāt?
Khambhāt receives on average 631 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khambhāt?
Khambhāt gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Khambhāt?
Yes: Khambhāt has on average 269 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khambhāt?
In Khambhāt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 17 May 2016, and the lowest was 4.9 °C on 11 January 1945.
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