Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 35°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 maximum | 32°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 high | 29°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 mean | 21°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 low | 15°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 minimum | 12°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) |
Minimum | 11°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Palitana, Gujarat, India with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 256 | 295 | 345 | 351 | 371 | 344 | 270 | 271 | 289 | 330 | 307 | 300 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 58m | 11h 25m | 12h 1m | 12h 38m | 13h 9m | 13h 24m | 13h 16m | 12h 49m | 12h 14m | 11h 37m | 11h 5m | 10h 50m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 |