Vadnagar climate — normals and trends
Vadnagar (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 624 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Vadnagar averages 0 frost days, 255 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Vadnagar between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.8 °C (on 12 May 1970) and the coldest 3.4 °C (on 10 February 1950).
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
VadnagarGujarat
- coords
- 23.79°, 72.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
624mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
255 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
47.8 °C
12 May 1970
Coldest day
3.4 °C
10 February 1950
Wettest day
278 mm
22 July 2017
Windiest day
46.9 km/h
28 July 2015
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
28 July 2015
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
5 June 1991
Coldest feels-like
-1.7 °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 | 26.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 34.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -2.8 °C | 40 mm | +35 mm |
| Jun | 34.8 °C | -2.8 °C | 162 mm | +114 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 272 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 176 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 159 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 152 mm | +137 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vadnagar?
Vadnagar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 624 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vadnagar?
The hottest day measured in Vadnagar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1970, reaching 47.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vadnagar?
The coldest day measured in Vadnagar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1950, at 3.4 °C.
Does it snow in Vadnagar?
Almost never: Vadnagar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vadnagar warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Vadnagar.
What is the wettest day in Vadnagar?
The wettest day measured in Vadnagar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2017, with 278 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vadnagar?
The windiest day measured in Vadnagar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2015, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vadnagar?
The warmest month in Vadnagar is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Vadnagar?
Vadnagar receives on average 624 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vadnagar?
Vadnagar gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vadnagar?
Yes: Vadnagar has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vadnagar?
In Vadnagar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 5 June 1991, and the lowest was -1.7 °C on 10 February 1950.
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