Pālanpur climate — normals and trends
Pālanpur (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 652 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pālanpur averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Pālanpur has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °C (on 12 May 1970) and the coldest 3.1 °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
PālanpurGujarat
- coords
- 24.17°, 72.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
652mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.050
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
12 May 1970
Coldest day
3.1 °C
31 December 1990
Wettest day
271 mm
25 July 2010
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
9 June 1998
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
16 June 2023
Hottest feels-like
48.7 °C
5 June 1991
Coldest feels-like
-1.3 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.7 h
27 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 | 26.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 36.9 °C | -2.2 °C | 36 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 34.5 °C | -2.5 °C | 195 mm | +142 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 345 mm | +103 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 229 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 236 mm | +145 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 102 mm | +87 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pālanpur?
Pālanpur has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 652 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pālanpur?
The hottest day measured in Pālanpur between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1970, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pālanpur?
The coldest day measured in Pālanpur between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1990, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Pālanpur?
Almost never: Pālanpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pālanpur warmed?
Yes: Pālanpur warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pālanpur?
The wettest day measured in Pālanpur between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2010, with 271 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pālanpur?
The windiest day measured in Pālanpur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1998, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pālanpur?
The warmest month in Pālanpur is May (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Pālanpur?
Pālanpur receives on average 652 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pālanpur?
Pālanpur gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pālanpur?
Yes: Pālanpur has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pālanpur?
In Pālanpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.7 °C on 5 June 1991, and the lowest was -1.3 °C on 10 February 1950.
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