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Monthly climate in Palitana, India

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Palitana features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 34 °C (94 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 758 mm (29.9 inches) and receives 71 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Palitana enjoys an average of 3735 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Palitana, India

The warmest months in Palitana are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (90 - 94 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 24 °C (70 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Palitana experiences 325 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Palitana. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum35°C
(95°F)		38°C
(101°F)		42°C
(108°F)		45°C
(114°F)		45°C
(113°F)		43°C
(109°F)		39°C
(103°F)		36°C
(97°F)		39°C
(103°F)		40°C
(105°F)		38°C
(101°F)		34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum32°C
(91°F)		36°C
(98°F)		40°C
(105°F)		43°C
(110°F)		44°C
(111°F)		41°C
(106°F)		37°C
(99°F)		34°C
(94°F)		35°C
(95°F)		37°C
(99°F)		35°C
(96°F)		32°C
(90°F)
Average high29°C
(84°F)		32°C
(90°F)		36°C
(97°F)		40°C
(105°F)		41°C
(106°F)		37°C
(99°F)		33°C
(92°F)		32°C
(89°F)		32°C
(90°F)		35°C
(95°F)		33°C
(92°F)		29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean21°C
(70°F)		24°C
(76°F)		29°C
(84°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(94°F)		32°C
(90°F)		30°C
(85°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		29°C
(85°F)		26°C
(79°F)		22°C
(72°F)
Average low15°C
(59°F)		18°C
(64°F)		22°C
(73°F)		27°C
(80°F)		28°C
(83°F)		28°C
(83°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(79°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)		21°C
(69°F)		17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum12°C
(53°F)		13°C
(56°F)		18°C
(65°F)		24°C
(75°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(80°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(76°F)		21°C
(71°F)		18°C
(64°F)		12°C
(54°F)
Minimum11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(54°F)		16°C
(62°F)		23°C
(73°F)		24°C
(75°F)		25°C
(78°F)		25°C
(77°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		20°C
(68°F)		16°C
(61°F)		11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Palitana, India

Palitana usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 17 rainy days and 200 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Palitana are January, February and March. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Palitana. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.0)4 (0.2)38 (1.5)65 (2.6)170 (6.7)216 (8.5)214 (8.4)23 (0.9)5 (0.2)22 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)0001011181817411

Monthly sunshine hours in Palitana, India

The sunniest months in Palitana are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 36 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Palitana: January, July and August receive an average of 8 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Palitana. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours256295345351371344270271289330307300
Mean daily daylight hours10h 58m11h 25m12h 1m12h 38m13h 9m13h 24m13h 16m12h 49m12h 14m11h 37m11h 5m10h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Palitana, India

Palitana experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Palitana UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Palitana. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)79101312131313121077