Salāya climate — normals and trends
Salāya (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 477 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 June (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Salāya averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Salāya has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 20 May 1959) and the coldest 9.8 °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
SalāyaGujarat
- coords
- 22.31°, 69.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
477mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
22.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
279 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · p = < 0.001
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
41.3 °C
20 May 1959
Coldest day
9.8 °C
22 January 1962
Wettest day
381 mm
7 July 2020
Windiest day
79.1 km/h
4 May 1942
Strongest gust
133.6 km/h
4 May 1942
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
17 June 1979
Coldest feels-like
6.1 °C
11 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 34.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 155 mm | +99 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 150 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 101 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 75 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | -1.7 °C | 92 mm | +80 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 24 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salāya?
Salāya has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 477 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salāya?
The hottest day measured in Salāya between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1959, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salāya?
The coldest day measured in Salāya between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1962, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Salāya?
Almost never: Salāya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salāya warmed?
Yes: Salāya warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salāya?
The wettest day measured in Salāya between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 2020, with 381 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salāya?
The windiest day measured in Salāya between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1942, with winds reaching 79.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salāya?
The warmest month in Salāya is June (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Salāya?
Salāya receives on average 477 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salāya?
Salāya gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salāya?
Yes: Salāya has on average 279 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salāya?
In Salāya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 17 June 1979, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 11 January 1945.
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