Surat
Elevation 13 m21.21° N, 72.84° E
When to go?
Mean 23 °C, it hardly ever rains (1 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 22 °C
Mean 24 °C, it hardly ever rains (1 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 23 °C
Mean 28 °C, it hardly ever rains (1 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 25 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 35 °C
Mean 31 °C, it hardly ever rains (1 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 28 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 37 °C
Mean 32 °C, it hardly ever rains (7 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 30 °C
Against
- Extreme heatnights at 28 °C
Mean 31 °C, 8 rain days in the month (124 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 30 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 34 °C
Mean 29 °C, 17 rain days in the month (412 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 31 °C
- Often rainyrain on 5 days in 10
- Torrential rain24 mm per rain day
Mean 28 °C, 16 rain days in the month (448 mm).
Against
- Hothighs of 30 °C
- Often rainyrain on 5 days in 10
- Torrential rain28 mm per rain day
Mean 29 °C, 8 rain days in the month (302 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 29 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 31 °C
- Torrential rain38 mm per rain day
Mean 29 °C, 2 rain days in the month (28 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 29 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 34 °C
Mean 27 °C, it hardly ever rains (4 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 27 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 33 °C
Mean 24 °C, it hardly ever rains (3 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 25 °C
The best months are December–February. Ideal for the sea: September–June. Avoid March–November (hot, at times extreme heat and often rainy and torrential rain).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Sea temperature: Gulf of Khambhat
Monthly mean sea temperature: Gulf of Khambhat (°C)
Monthly mean sea temperature: Gulf of Khambhat (°C)
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.2 °C; in the last ten years by +0.3 °C. Warmest year: 1987 (+0.9 °C), coldest: 1950 (−1.3 °C).
February and March warmed the most (+0.5 and +0.5 °C), October the least (−0.1 °C).
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: +5 % every ten years.
The sea, then and now
+0.3 °Cthe sea today, compared with 1961–1990