Surat climate — normals and trends
Surat (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 929 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Surat averages 0 frost days, 169 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 91 rainy days per year.
Surat has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 30 April 1956) and the coldest 11.5 °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
SuratGujarat
- coords
- 21.20°, 72.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
929mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
169 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
91 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
25.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
300 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
38.9 °C
30 April 1956
Coldest day
11.5 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
326 mm
19 September 2015
Windiest day
64.0 km/h
18 May 2021
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
18 May 2021
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
16 May 2021
Coldest feels-like
6.3 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.5 h
21 June 1941
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 | 26.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 33.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 44 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 306 mm | +166 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 231 mm | -115 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 285 mm | +46 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 203 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 125 mm | +96 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Surat?
Surat has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 929 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Surat?
The hottest day measured in Surat between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1956, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Surat?
The coldest day measured in Surat between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at 11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Surat?
Almost never: Surat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Surat warmed?
Yes: Surat warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Surat?
The wettest day measured in Surat between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2015, with 326 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Surat?
The windiest day measured in Surat between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2021, with winds reaching 64.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Surat?
The warmest month in Surat is May (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Surat?
Surat receives on average 929 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 91 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Surat?
Surat gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Surat?
Yes: Surat has on average 300 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Surat?
In Surat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 16 May 2021, and the lowest was 6.3 °C on 22 January 1962.
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