Pālitāna climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pālitāna?

Pālitāna has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 591 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pālitāna?

The hottest day measured in Pālitāna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1955, reaching 46.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pālitāna?

The coldest day measured in Pālitāna between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at 6.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pālitāna?

Almost never: Pālitāna sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pālitāna warmed?

Yes: Pālitāna warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pālitāna?

The wettest day measured in Pālitāna between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2008, with 305 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pālitāna?

The windiest day measured in Pālitāna between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2021, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pālitāna?

The warmest month in Pālitāna is May (33.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pālitāna?

Pālitāna receives on average 591 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pālitāna?

Pālitāna gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pālitāna (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 591 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 (33.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Pālitāna averages 0 frost days, 301 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.

Pālitāna has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 18 May 1955) and the coldest 6.4 °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

PālitānaGujarat

coords: 21.53°, 71.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

27.5°C

Average daily high

33.9°C

Average daily low

22.3°C

Annual rainfall

591mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

55%

Average peak wind

16.0km/h

Seasonal range

11.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

301 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

62 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.4 °C

Average feels-like low

23.5 °C

Average peak gust

33.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

253 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

46.1 °C

18 May 1955

Coldest day

6.4 °C

11 January 1945

Wettest day

305 mm

17 September 2008

Windiest day

59.4 km/h

17 May 2021

Strongest gust

133.6 km/h

17 May 2021

Hottest feels-like

52.4 °C

1 June 1991

Coldest feels-like

2.8 °C

11 January 1945

Sunniest day

12.8 h

14 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.9 °C29 April 2025	12.2 °C9 January 2025	27.2 °C	941 mm	256
2024	43.7 °C21 May 2024	12.5 °C19 December 2024	27.9 °C	917 mm	279
2023	43.6 °C11 May 2023	11.4 °C16 January 2023	28.1 °C	768 mm	310
2022	44.6 °C12 May 2022	10.9 °C25 January 2022	28.0 °C	804 mm	305
2021	41.5 °C7 May 2021	12.2 °C26 January 2021	27.7 °C	973 mm	288
2020	43.4 °C26 May 2020	10.7 °C29 December 2020	27.7 °C	857 mm	293
2019	45.4 °C27 April 2019	11.2 °C30 January 2019	28.2 °C	730 mm	297
2018	44.9 °C26 May 2018	12.6 °C26 January 2018	29.1 °C	312 mm	320
2017	43.9 °C13 April 2017	12.2 °C12 January 2017	28.2 °C	766 mm	307
2016	45.4 °C19 May 2016	12.5 °C23 January 2016	28.1 °C	668 mm	320
2015	43.7 °C9 May 2015	12.1 °C29 January 2015	28.3 °C	433 mm	300
2014	43.1 °C29 May 2014	11.5 °C18 January 2014	27.7 °C	622 mm	294
2013	43.1 °C22 May 2013	11.6 °C6 January 2013	27.2 °C	858 mm	283
2012	43.0 °C30 April 2012	9.6 °C9 February 2012	28.0 °C	344 mm	317
2011	41.4 °C18 May 2011	11.1 °C12 January 2011	27.6 °C	627 mm	298
2010	45.4 °C20 May 2010	10.4 °C12 December 2010	27.9 °C	1,292 mm	280
2009	43.1 °C19 April 2009	13.7 °C27 December 2009	28.4 °C	391 mm	314
2008	41.9 °C27 April 2008	7.7 °C8 February 2008	26.9 °C	1,220 mm	291
2007	43.8 °C2 May 2007	12.3 °C15 January 2007	27.6 °C	1,481 mm	307
2006	42.9 °C11 May 2006	11.5 °C4 January 2006	27.6 °C	721 mm	311
2005	43.2 °C21 May 2005	9.8 °C21 February 2005	26.8 °C	754 mm	270
2004	44.8 °C4 May 2004	10.9 °C1 January 2004	27.7 °C	906 mm	296
2003	44.0 °C11 May 2003	12.1 °C17 December 2003	27.8 °C	598 mm	311
2002	45.8 °C3 May 2002	11.0 °C8 February 2002	27.7 °C	513 mm	309
2001	43.1 °C28 April 2001	10.5 °C5 February 2001	27.3 °C	606 mm	314
2000	43.4 °C26 April 2000	11.6 °C16 January 2000	28.0 °C	335 mm	327
1999	43.4 °C30 April 1999	10.7 °C7 January 1999	27.8 °C	319 mm	313
1998	44.7 °C16 May 1998	10.4 °C18 January 1998	27.8 °C	714 mm	302
1997	43.7 °C18 May 1997	9.8 °C22 January 1997	27.6 °C	414 mm	287
1996	43.9 °C23 May 1996	10.6 °C19 January 1996	28.0 °C	360 mm	312
1995	45.1 °C28 May 1995	10.5 °C19 January 1995	28.3 °C	334 mm	326
1994	44.7 °C22 May 1994	10.4 °C12 December 1994	27.2 °C	629 mm	276
1993	43.5 °C23 April 1993	12.5 °C21 February 1993	27.9 °C	646 mm	314
1992	43.7 °C14 May 1992	10.0 °C12 January 1992	27.5 °C	608 mm	307
1991	44.3 °C2 June 1991	8.3 °C2 January 1991	27.5 °C	371 mm	299
1990	44.0 °C9 May 1990	11.1 °C31 December 1990	27.7 °C	622 mm	319
1989	45.1 °C20 May 1989	9.8 °C11 January 1989	27.4 °C	563 mm	302
1988	45.5 °C8 May 1988	12.4 °C26 January 1988	27.7 °C	821 mm	317
1987	43.6 °C25 May 1987	12.0 °C2 January 1987	28.6 °C	187 mm	325
1986	43.3 °C1 May 1986	9.4 °C16 December 1986	27.7 °C	149 mm	294
1985	43.8 °C12 May 1985	10.8 °C2 January 1985	27.7 °C	323 mm	317
1984	44.3 °C25 May 1984	9.1 °C22 February 1984	27.4 °C	296 mm	278
1983	43.5 °C6 May 1983	8.2 °C28 December 1983	26.5 °C	897 mm	287
1982	41.8 °C31 March 1982	10.9 °C24 January 1982	27.5 °C	476 mm	293
1981	44.4 °C13 April 1981	11.2 °C9 January 1981	27.5 °C	572 mm	298
1980	43.7 °C3 May 1980	10.1 °C6 February 1980	27.5 °C	648 mm	291
1979	44.5 °C11 May 1979	10.3 °C31 January 1979	27.3 °C	663 mm	265
1978	43.4 °C4 May 1978	9.7 °C22 January 1978	27.4 °C	385 mm	299
1977	44.0 °C13 May 1977	9.2 °C28 January 1977	28.0 °C	472 mm	315
1976	43.0 °C12 May 1976	12.8 °C19 January 1976	27.5 °C	633 mm	275
1975	43.0 °C20 April 1975	11.0 °C2 January 1975	27.0 °C	537 mm	284
1974	43.8 °C9 May 1974	9.6 °C7 February 1974	28.0 °C	223 mm	315
1973	44.8 °C25 May 1973	8.8 °C28 January 1973	27.3 °C	535 mm	285
1972	43.9 °C16 May 1972	10.2 °C14 February 1972	27.8 °C	192 mm	315
1971	42.8 °C25 April 1971	10.2 °C31 January 1971	26.7 °C	639 mm	285
1970	43.9 °C11 May 1970	10.7 °C1 February 1970	27.0 °C	651 mm	289
1969	44.0 °C26 May 1969	10.6 °C3 January 1969	28.2 °C	212 mm	331
1968	42.6 °C1 June 1968	9.5 °C9 February 1968	27.5 °C	285 mm	313
1967	43.8 °C9 May 1967	8.8 °C15 January 1967	27.6 °C	518 mm	305
1966	44.9 °C18 May 1966	12.1 °C31 December 1966	28.2 °C	356 mm	332
1965	44.3 °C16 May 1965	11.4 °C19 December 1965	28.2 °C	344 mm	339
1964	44.7 °C21 April 1964	9.3 °C24 January 1964	27.5 °C	524 mm	310
1963	43.6 °C25 May 1963	11.8 °C16 January 1963	28.0 °C	370 mm	311
1962	44.9 °C16 May 1962	7.6 °C22 January 1962	27.6 °C	317 mm	307
1961	44.1 °C26 April 1961	9.4 °C9 February 1961	27.2 °C	529 mm	300
1960	45.5 °C10 May 1960	11.1 °C17 January 1960	28.0 °C	363 mm	330
1959	44.3 °C19 May 1959	11.5 °C9 January 1959	27.5 °C	704 mm	297
1958	45.8 °C24 April 1958	12.3 °C21 January 1958	27.8 °C	626 mm	323
1957	43.4 °C30 April 1957	10.2 °C10 February 1957	27.5 °C	539 mm	314
1956	45.2 °C30 April 1956	11.7 °C29 January 1956	26.9 °C	760 mm	282
1955	46.1 °C18 May 1955	11.1 °C30 December 1955	27.5 °C	457 mm	313
1954	44.3 °C23 May 1954	9.3 °C10 January 1954	27.1 °C	689 mm	297
1953	41.7 °C8 May 1953	9.7 °C17 January 1953	26.2 °C	749 mm	258
1952	43.9 °C11 May 1952	11.4 °C4 January 1952	26.7 °C	545 mm	292
1951	42.3 °C19 May 1951	10.6 °C3 February 1951	26.9 °C	380 mm	303
1950	43.4 °C26 April 1950	8.2 °C10 February 1950	26.1 °C	930 mm	224
1949	44.8 °C10 May 1949	11.8 °C4 January 1949	27.4 °C	406 mm	325
1948	45.9 °C17 May 1948	10.4 °C6 February 1948	27.4 °C	566 mm	300
1947	44.5 °C18 May 1947	11.3 °C19 January 1947	27.0 °C	830 mm	306
1946	45.1 °C20 April 1946	9.5 °C8 January 1946	27.2 °C	562 mm	306
1945	44.0 °C11 June 1945	6.4 °C11 January 1945	26.8 °C	414 mm	306
1944	43.9 °C28 May 1944	11.8 °C31 January 1944	27.1 °C	673 mm	309
1943	43.2 °C20 May 1943	13.4 °C28 November 1943	26.6 °C	740 mm	259
1942	43.0 °C28 May 1942	10.8 °C12 January 1942	27.2 °C	524 mm	294
1941	42.4 °C17 May 1941	10.8 °C25 January 1941	27.2 °C	985 mm	321
1940	44.3 °C16 May 1940	12.6 °C23 December 1940	27.0 °C	602 mm	303

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.7 °C

-1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

256 d/yr

-45

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

941 mm

+350 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.4 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Feb	32.1 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	36.5 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Apr	40.6 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
May	37.6 °C	-3.0 °C	54 mm	+46 mm
Jun	34.6 °C	-2.1 °C	213 mm	+133 mm
Jul	31.5 °C	-0.6 °C	97 mm	-97 mm
Aug	31.0 °C	0.0 °C	178 mm	+20 mm
Sep	30.9 °C	-1.5 °C	184 mm	+81 mm
Oct	31.3 °C	-3.6 °C	204 mm	+179 mm
Nov	29.5 °C	-3.4 °C	11 mm	-0 mm
Dec	28.8 °C	-1.3 °C	0 mm	-3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.9 °C

29 Apr 2025

Coldest day

12.2 °C

9 Jan 2025

Wettest day

97.9 mm

27 Oct 2025

Windiest day

33.0 km/h

17 Jun 2025

Strongest gust

59.4 km/h

28 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.8 °C

14 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.7 °C

9 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

12 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pālitāna?

Pālitāna has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 591 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pālitāna?

The hottest day measured in Pālitāna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1955, reaching 46.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pālitāna?

The coldest day measured in Pālitāna between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at 6.4 °C.

Does it snow in Pālitāna?

Almost never: Pālitāna sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pālitāna warmed?

Yes: Pālitāna warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pālitāna?

The wettest day measured in Pālitāna between 1940 and 2025 was 17 September 2008, with 305 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pālitāna?

The windiest day measured in Pālitāna between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2021, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pālitāna?

The warmest month in Pālitāna is May (33.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Pālitāna?

Pālitāna receives on average 591 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pālitāna?

Pālitāna gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Pālitāna?

Yes: Pālitāna has on average 253 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pālitāna?

In Pālitāna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.4 °C on 1 June 1991, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 11 January 1945.

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