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[[File:Girnar Jain temple - Dharamchand Hemchand temple (1).jpg|thumb|Jain temple located in Girnar mountain range]]
[[File:Girnar Jain temple - Dharamchand Hemchand temple (1).jpg|thumb|Jain temple located in Girnar mountain range]]
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The '''climate of [[Gujarat]]''' involves diverse conditions.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2014|editor-last=Singh|editor-first=Mehtab|editor2-last=Singh|editor2-first=R.B.|editor3-last=Hassan|editor3-first=M.I.|title=Landscape Ecology and Water Management|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54871-3|journal=Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences|pages=60–65|doi=10.1007/978-4-431-54871-3|isbn=978-4-431-54870-6 |s2cid=128636937 |issn=2198-3542|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The plains of [[Gujarat]] are very hot and humid in summer and cold and dry in winter. Summer is milder in the hilly regions and the coast. The average daytime temperature during winter is around {{convert|29|°C|°F}} and in nights is around {{convert|12|°C|°F}} with 100 percent sunny days and clear nights.  During summers, the daytime temperature is around {{convert|49|°C|°F}} and at night no lower than {{convert|30|°C|°F}}. The [[monsoon]] season lasts from June to September. Most of [[Gujarat]] receives scant rainfall. Southern [[Gujarat]] and the hilly regions receive heavy rainfall during the [[monsoon]]s with high [[humidity]] which makes the air feel hotter. There is relief when the [[monsoon]] season starts (around mid June). The day temperatures are lowered but [[humidity]] is very high and nights are around {{convert|27|°C|°F}}.  Most of the rainfall occurs in this season, and the rain can cause severe Floods. The sun is often occluded during the [[monsoon]] season. Though mostly dry, it is [[Desert climate|desertic]] in the north-west, and wet in the southern districts due to a heavy [[monsoon]] season.
The '''climate of [[Gujarat]]''' involves diverse conditions. The plains of [[Gujarat]] are very hot and dry in summer and cold and dry in winter. Summer is milder in the hilly regions and the coast. The average daytime temperature during winter is around {{convert|29|°C|°F}} and in nights is around {{convert|12|°C|°F}} with 100 percent sunny days and clear nights.  During summers, the daytime temperature is around {{convert|49|°C|°F}} and at night no lower than {{convert|30|°C|°F}}. The [[monsoon]] season lasts from June to September. Most of [[Gujarat]] receives scanty rainfall. Southern [[Gujarat]] and the hilly regions receive heavy rainfall during the [[monsoon]]s with high [[humidity]] which makes the air feel hotter. There is relief when the [[monsoon]] season starts (around mid June). The day temperatures are lowered to around {{convert|35|°C|°F}} but [[humidity]] is very high and nights are around {{convert|27|°C|°F}}.  Most of the rainfall occurs in this season, and the rain can cause severe Floods. The sun is often occluded during the [[monsoon]] season. Though mostly dry, it is [[Desert climate|desertic]] in the north-west, and wet in the southern districts due to a heavy [[monsoon]] season.
 
Gujarat, located on the western coast of India, is impacted by the [[tropical cyclone]]s originating mostly in the [[Arabian Sea]]. There is a positive trend in both the frequency and intensity of [[List of Gujarat tropical cyclones|cyclonic activity between 2001 and 2019]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://gidm.gujarat.gov.in/sites/default/files/educate_your_self_document/Report%20on%20Frequency%20of%20Cyclones%20Affecting%20Gujarat%20State%20%26%20Role%20of%20Mangroves%20%26%20Shelterbelt.pdf |title=A Report on Frequency of Cyclones Affecting Gujarat State & Role of Mangroves & Shelterbelt in Cyclone Risk Mitigation |publisher=Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management}}</ref>
 
==Climate data==
 
{{Weather box
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| collapsed = Yes
| location = [[Ahmedabad]] (Köppen BSh/Aw)
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 36.1
| Feb record high C = 40.6
| Mar record high C = 43.9
| Apr record high C = 46.2
| May record high C = 50.0
| Jun record high C = 47.2
| Jul record high C = 42.2
| Aug record high C = 40.4
| Sep record high C = 41.7
| Oct record high C = 42.8
| Nov record high C = 38.9
| Dec record high C = 35.6
| year record high C =
| Jan high C = 28.1
| Feb high C = 30.8
| Mar high C = 35.8
| Apr high C = 39.6
| May high C = 41.6
| Jun high C = 38.8
| Jul high C = 33.6
| Aug high C = 32.0
| Sep high C = 33.8
| Oct high C = 35.7
| Nov high C = 32.9
| Dec high C = 29.5
| year high C =
| Jan mean C = 20.2
| Feb mean C = 22.5
| Mar mean C = 27.6
| Apr mean C = 31.7
| May mean C = 34.3
| Jun mean C = 33.1
| Jul mean C = 29.7
| Aug mean C = 28.5
| Sep mean C = 29.2
| Oct mean C = 28.5
| Nov mean C = 24.8
| Dec mean C = 21.4
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 12.4
| Feb low C = 14.3
| Mar low C = 19.5
| Apr low C = 23.9
| May low C = 27.0
| Jun low C = 27.5
| Jul low C = 25.9
| Aug low C = 25.0
| Sep low C = 24.7
| Oct low C = 21.4
| Nov low C = 16.7
| Dec low C = 13.4
| year low C =
| Jan record low C = 3.3
| Feb record low C = 2.2
| Mar record low C = 9.4
| Apr record low C = 12.8
| May record low C = 19.1
| Jun record low C = 19.4
| Jul record low C = 20.4
| Aug record low C = 21.2
| Sep record low C = 17.2
| Oct record low C = 12.6
| Nov record low C = 8.3
| Dec record low C = 3.6
| year record low C =
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 1.2
| Feb rain mm = 0.6
| Mar rain mm = 1.1
| Apr rain mm = 2.5
| May rain mm = 5.5
| Jun rain mm = 84.3
| Jul rain mm = 310.1
| Aug rain mm = 242.2
| Sep rain mm = 120.2
| Oct rain mm = 13.1
| Nov rain mm = 1.9
| Dec rain mm = 0.9
| year rain mm = 783.6
| Jan rain days = 0.2
| Feb rain days = 0.1
| Mar rain days = 0.2
| Apr rain days = 0.3
| May rain days = 0.3
| Jun rain days = 3.9
| Jul rain days = 11.3
| Aug rain days = 10.3
| Sep rain days = 6.1
| Oct rain days = 0.9
| Nov rain days = 0.3
| Dec rain days = 0.1
| year rain days = 34.0
| Jan humidity = 49
| Feb humidity = 43
| Mar humidity = 37
| Apr humidity = 41
| May humidity = 47
| Jun humidity = 62
| Jul humidity = 77
| Aug humidity = 81
| Sep humidity = 71
| Oct humidity = 53
| Nov humidity = 48
| Dec humidity = 50
| year humidity = 55
| Jan dew point C = 9
| Feb dew point C = 10
| Mar dew point C = 10
| Apr dew point C = 14
| May dew point C = 19
| Jun dew point C = 23
| Jul dew point C = 25
| Aug dew point C = 25
| Sep dew point C = 24
| Oct dew point C = 19
| Nov dew point C = 14
| Dec dew point C = 11
| Jan sun = 287.3
| Feb sun = 274.3
| Mar sun = 277.5
| Apr sun = 297.2
| May sun = 329.6
| Jun sun = 238.3
| Jul sun = 130.1
| Aug sun = 111.4
| Sep sun = 220.6
| Oct sun = 290.7
| Nov sun = 274.1
| Dec sun = 288.6
| year sun =
| Jan uv = 6
| Feb uv = 8
| Mar uv = 11
| Apr uv = 12
| May uv = 12
| Jun uv = 12
| Jul uv = 12
| Aug uv = 12
| Sep uv = 11
| Oct uv = 9
| Nov uv = 7
| Dec uv = 6
| source 1 = India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2012)<ref name=AhmIMD>{{cite web
|url        = http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/ahmedabad2.htm
|title      = Ahmedabad Climatological Table Period: 1981–2010
|publisher  = [[India Meteorological Department]]
|access-date  = 25 March 2015
|url-status  = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111936/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/ahmedabad2.htm
|archive-date = 2 April 2015
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref name=AhmIMD2>{{cite web
|url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|title=Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010
|publisher=India Meteorological Department
|access-date=16 May 2014
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316064314/http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|archive-date=16 March 2014
}}</ref><ref name=AhmIMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M48
| access-date = 26 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=AhmIMDcityrainfall>
{{cite web
| url = https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=42647
| title = Ahmedabad(42647)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| access-date = 8 August 2022}}</ref> Time and Date (dewpoints, 2005-2015)<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/india/ahmadabad/climate
|title = Climate & Weather Averages in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
|publisher = Time and Date
|access-date = 18 July 2022}}</ref>
| source 2 = NOAA (sun and humidity 1971–1990),<ref name= NOAAAhm>{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_II/IN/42647.TXT
| title = Ahmedabad Climate Normals 1971–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200721063343/ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_II/IN/42647.TXT
| archive-date = 2020-07-21
| url-status = dead
| access-date = 25 March 2015}}</ref> IEM ASOS (May record high)<ref name=IEMAhm>{{cite web
|url        = http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/obhistory.php?network=IN__ASOS&station=VAAH&year=2016&month=05&day=18
|title      = VAAH Data for May 18, 2016
|publisher  = IEM
|access-date  = 21 May 2016
|url-status    = live
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160701022942/http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/obhistory.php?network=IN__ASOS&station=VAAH&year=2016&month=05&day=18
|archive-date = 1 July 2016
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref> Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas Ahm">{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/india/ahmedabad-climate
| title = Climate and monthly weather forecast Ahmedabad, India
| publisher = Weather Atlas
| access-date = 12 June 2022
}}</ref>
| source =
}}
 
{{Weather box
| location = [[Surat]] (Köppen Aw)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| collapsed = Yes
| width = auto
| Jan record high C = 38.3
| Feb record high C = 41.7
| Mar record high C = 44.0
| Apr record high C = 45.6
| May record high C = 45.6
| Jun record high C = 45.6
| Jul record high C = 38.9
| Aug record high C = 37.2
| Sep record high C = 41.1
| Oct record high C = 41.4
| Nov record high C = 39.4
| Dec record high C = 38.9
| year record high C = 45.6
| Jan high C = 30.8
| Feb high C = 32.3
| Mar high C = 35.4
| Apr high C = 36.7
| May high C = 35.8
| Jun high C = 34.0
| Jul high C = 31.2
| Aug high C = 30.8
| Sep high C = 32.3
| Oct high C = 35.1
| Nov high C = 34.1
| Dec high C = 31.9
| year high C = 33.4
| Jan low C = 15.2
| Feb low C = 16.7
| Mar low C = 20.7
| Apr low C = 24.0
| May low C = 26.8
| Jun low C = 27.0
| Jul low C = 25.9
| Aug low C = 25.5
| Sep low C = 25.4
| Oct low C = 23.3
| Nov low C = 19.6
| Dec low C = 16.5
| year low C = 22.2
| Jan record low C = 4.4
| Feb record low C = 5.6
| Mar record low C = 8.9
| Apr record low C = 15.0
| May record low C = 19.4
| Jun record low C = 20.2
| Jul record low C = 19.9
| Aug record low C = 21.0
| Sep record low C = 20.6
| Oct record low C = 14.4
| Nov record low C = 10.6
| Dec record low C = 6.7
| year record low C = 4.4
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 1.9
| Feb rain mm = 0.3
| Mar rain mm = 0.7
| Apr rain mm = 0.5
| May rain mm = 2.4
| Jun rain mm = 255.9
| Jul rain mm = 466.3
| Aug rain mm = 281.7
| Sep rain mm = 186.7
| Oct rain mm = 40.7
| Nov rain mm = 5.1
| Dec rain mm = 1.1
| year rain mm = 1243.3
| Jan rain days = 0.2
| Feb rain days = 0.1
| Mar rain days = 0.1
| Apr rain days = 0.1
| May rain days = 0.2
| Jun rain days = 8.0
| Jul rain days = 15.0
| Aug rain days = 12.3
| Sep rain days = 8.1
| Oct rain days = 2.0
| Nov rain days = 0.5
| Dec rain days = 0.1
| year rain days = 46.7
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 41
| Feb humidity = 34
| Mar humidity = 33
| Apr humidity = 42
| May humidity = 58
| Jun humidity = 70
| Jul humidity = 80
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 70
| Oct humidity = 52
| Nov humidity = 44
| Dec humidity = 43
| year humidity = 53
| Jan uv = 6
| Feb uv = 7
| Mar uv = 7
| Apr uv = 8
| May uv = 8
| Jun uv = 7
| Jul uv = 6
| Aug uv = 6
| Sep uv = 7
| Oct uv = 7
| Nov uv = 7
| Dec uv = 6
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=SuIMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Surat Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 729–730
| access-date = 19 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=SuIMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M260
| access-date = 19 March 2020}}</ref><ref name= IMDSu >{{cite web
| url = http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/surat2.htm
| title = Surat Climatological Table Period: 1981–2010
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = 25 March 2015
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114037/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/surat2.htm
| archive-date = 2 April 2015
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all}}</ref> Time and Date (dewpoints, 2005-2015)<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/india/surat/climate
|title = Climate & Weather Averages in Surat, Gujarat, India
|publisher = Time and Date
|access-date = 5 August 2022}}</ref>
| date = August 2010
| source 2 = Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas Su">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/india/surat-climate
| title = Climate and monthly weather forecast Surat, India
| publisher = Weather Atlas
| access-date = 14 June 2022
}}</ref>
| source =
| Jan dew point C = 9
| Feb dew point C = 10
| Mar dew point C = 10
| Apr dew point C = 14
| May dew point C = 19
| Jun dew point C = 23
| Jul dew point C = 25
| Aug dew point C = 25
| Sep dew point C = 24
| Oct dew point C = 19
| Nov dew point C = 14
| Dec dew point C = 11
}}
 
{{weather box
|width = auto
|location = [[Vadodara]] (Köppen BSh/Aw)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = Yes
| Jan record high C = 37.4
| Feb record high C = 40.6
| Mar record high C = 44.2
| Apr record high C = 45.9
| May record high C = 46.2
| Jun record high C = 45.6
| Jul record high C = 40.1
| Aug record high C = 39.1
| Sep record high C = 41.1
| Oct record high C = 41.4
| Nov record high C = 39.4
| Dec record high C = 37.2
|year record high C = 46.2
| Jan high C = 29.7
| Feb high C = 32.0
| Mar high C = 36.3
| Apr high C = 39.1
| May high C = 39.9
| Jun high C = 37.2
| Jul high C = 32.6
| Aug high C = 31.5
| Sep high C = 33.4
| Oct high C = 35.9
| Nov high C = 33.7
| Dec high C = 30.9
|year high C = 34.4
| Jan low C = 13.2
| Feb low C = 14.9
| Mar low C = 19.2
| Apr low C = 23.6
| May low C = 27.0
| Jun low C = 27.5
| Jul low C = 26.0
| Aug low C = 25.3
| Sep low C = 25.0
| Oct low C = 22.2
| Nov low C = 17.6
| Dec low C = 14.1
|year low C = 21.3
| Jan record low C = 2.8
| Feb record low C = 3.9
| Mar record low C = 9.3
| Apr record low C = 14.4
| May record low C = 19.4
| Jun record low C = 21.2
| Jul record low C = 22.2
| Aug record low C = 21.7
| Sep record low C = 18.1
| Oct record low C = 12.8
| Nov record low C = 6.0
| Dec record low C = 5.5
|year record low C = 2.8
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 1.2
| Feb rain mm = 0.0
| Mar rain mm = 0.1
| Apr rain mm = 1.0
| May rain mm = 6.3
| Jun rain mm = 169.6
| Jul rain mm = 299.5
| Aug rain mm = 265.5
| Sep rain mm = 172.4
| Oct rain mm = 24.9
| Nov rain mm = 6.7
| Dec rain mm = 0.8
|year rain mm = 946.0
| Jan rain days = 0.2
| Feb rain days = 0.0
| Mar rain days = 0.0
| Apr rain days = 0.1
| May rain days = 0.3
| Jun rain days = 4.1
| Jul rain days = 12.5
| Aug rain days = 11.8
| Sep rain days = 5.6
| Oct rain days = 1.2
| Nov rain days = 0.4
| Dec rain days = 0.1
|year rain days = 36.3
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 36
| Feb humidity = 29
| Mar humidity = 25
| Apr humidity = 23
| May humidity = 32
| Jun humidity = 51
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 75
| Sep humidity = 63
| Oct humidity = 44
| Nov humidity = 41
| Dec humidity = 41
|year humidity = 45
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=VadIMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Baroda (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 111–112
| access-date = 28 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=VadIMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M49
| access-date = 28 September 2020}}</ref>
}}
 
{{weather box
|width = auto
| location = [[Rajkot]] (Köppen BSh)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan record high C = 36.4
| Feb record high C = 40.0
| Mar record high C = 43.9
| Apr record high C = 44.7
| May record high C = 47.9
| Jun record high C = 45.8
| Jul record high C = 40.6
| Aug record high C = 38.8
| Sep record high C = 42.8
| Oct record high C = 41.9
| Nov record high C = 38.4
| Dec record high C = 36.4
|year record high C = 47.9
| Jan high C = 28.4
| Feb high C = 30.9
| Mar high C = 35.5
| Apr high C = 39.1
| May high C = 40.5
| Jun high C = 37.8
| Jul high C = 33.0
| Aug high C = 31.6
| Sep high C = 33.6
| Oct high C = 35.9
| Nov high C = 33.2
| Dec high C = 29.9
|year high C = 34.1
| Jan low C = 12.8
| Feb low C = 15.0
| Mar low C = 19.2
| Apr low C = 22.6
| May low C = 25.4
| Jun low C = 26.5
| Jul low C = 25.4
| Aug low C = 24.4
| Sep low C = 23.8
| Oct low C = 22.4
| Nov low C = 18.4
| Dec low C = 14.4
|year low C = 20.9
| Jan record low C = -0.6
| Feb record low C = 1.1
| Mar record low C = 6.1
| Apr record low C = 10.0
| May record low C = 16.1
| Jun record low C = 20.0
| Jul record low C = 19.4
| Aug record low C = 20.1
| Sep record low C = 16.7
| Oct record low C = 12.2
| Nov record low C = 7.2
| Dec record low C = 2.8
|year record low C = -0.6
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 0.8
| Feb rain mm = 0.3
| Mar rain mm = 0.1
| Apr rain mm = 1.4
| May rain mm = 5.4
| Jun rain mm = 108.4
| Jul rain mm = 253.4
| Aug rain mm = 165.3
| Sep rain mm = 115.1
| Oct rain mm = 19.3
| Nov rain mm = 6.3
| Dec rain mm = 0.3
|year rain mm = 676.1
| Jan rain days = 0.1
| Feb rain days = 0.1
| Mar rain days = 0.0
| Apr rain days = 0.2
| May rain days = 0.1
| Jun rain days = 4.4
| Jul rain days = 9.6
| Aug rain days = 8.0
| Sep rain days = 5.0
| Oct rain days = 1.3
| Nov rain days = 0.3
| Dec rain days = 0.1
|year rain days = 29.1
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 27
| Feb humidity = 24
| Mar humidity = 21
| Apr humidity = 21
| May humidity = 30
| Jun humidity = 51
| Jul humidity = 70
| Aug humidity = 71
| Sep humidity = 58
| Oct humidity = 32
| Nov humidity = 29
| Dec humidity = 29
|year humidity = 38
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=RajIMDnormals>
{{cite web
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== See also ==
 
* [[List of Gujarat tropical cyclones]]
 
==References==
==References==
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Jain temple located in Girnar mountain range

The climate of Gujarat involves diverse conditions.[1] The plains of Gujarat are very hot and humid in summer and cold and dry in winter. Summer is milder in the hilly regions and the coast. The average daytime temperature during winter is around 29 °C (84 °F) and in nights is around 12 °C (54 °F) with 100 percent sunny days and clear nights. During summers, the daytime temperature is around 49 °C (120 °F) and at night no lower than 30 °C (86 °F). The monsoon season lasts from June to September. Most of Gujarat receives scant rainfall. Southern Gujarat and the hilly regions receive heavy rainfall during the monsoons with high humidity which makes the air feel hotter. There is relief when the monsoon season starts (around mid June). The day temperatures are lowered but humidity is very high and nights are around 27 °C (81 °F). Most of the rainfall occurs in this season, and the rain can cause severe Floods. The sun is often occluded during the monsoon season. Though mostly dry, it is desertic in the north-west, and wet in the southern districts due to a heavy monsoon season.

Gujarat, located on the western coast of India, is impacted by the tropical cyclones originating mostly in the Arabian Sea. There is a positive trend in both the frequency and intensity of cyclonic activity between 2001 and 2019.[2]

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  1. ↑ Singh, Mehtab; Singh, R.B.; Hassan, M.I., eds. (2014). "Landscape Ecology and Water Management". Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences: 60–65. doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54871-3. ISBN 978-4-431-54870-6. ISSN 2198-3542. S2CID 128636937.
  2. ↑ A Report on Frequency of Cyclones Affecting Gujarat State & Role of Mangroves & Shelterbelt in Cyclone Risk Mitigation (PDF). Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management.
  3. ↑ "Ahmedabad Climatological Table Period: 1981–2010". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ahmedabad(42647)". India Meteorological Department. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Climate & Weather Averages in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India". Time and Date. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ahmedabad Climate Normals 1971–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "VAAH Data for May 18, 2016". IEM. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Climate and monthly weather forecast Ahmedabad, India". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Station: Surat Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 729–730. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M260. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Surat Climatological Table Period: 1981–2010". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Climate & Weather Averages in Surat, Gujarat, India". Time and Date. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Climate and monthly weather forecast Surat, India". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Station: Baroda (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 111–112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Station: Rajkot (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. pp. 651–652. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Rajkot Climatological Table Period: 1981–2010". India Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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