Wānkāner climate — normals and trends
Wānkāner (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 530 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wānkāner averages 0 frost days, 275 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 48 rainy days per year.
Wānkāner 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 46.0 °C (on 20 May 1955) and the coldest 5.1 °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
WānkānerGujarat
- coords
- 22.61°, 70.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
530mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
275 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
48 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
236 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.022
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
46.0 °C
20 May 1955
Coldest day
5.1 °C
22 January 1962
Wettest day
538 mm
16 June 2001
Windiest day
59.3 km/h
9 June 1998
Strongest gust
108.0 km/h
9 June 1998
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
17 June 1979
Coldest feels-like
0.5 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 36.6 °C | -2.9 °C | 55 mm | +49 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | -2.7 °C | 165 mm | +95 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 82 mm | -97 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 125 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 89 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | -2.3 °C | 82 mm | +66 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 10 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wānkāner?
Wānkāner has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 530 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wānkāner?
The hottest day measured in Wānkāner between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1955, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wānkāner?
The coldest day measured in Wānkāner between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1962, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Wānkāner?
Almost never: Wānkāner sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wānkāner warmed?
Yes: Wānkāner warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wānkāner?
The wettest day measured in Wānkāner between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2001, with 538 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wānkāner?
The windiest day measured in Wānkāner between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1998, with winds reaching 59.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wānkāner?
The warmest month in Wānkāner is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Wānkāner?
Wānkāner receives on average 530 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 48 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wānkāner?
Wānkāner gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Wānkāner?
Yes: Wānkāner has on average 236 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wānkāner?
In Wānkāner, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 17 June 1979, and the lowest was 0.5 °C on 22 January 1962.
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