Bhavnagar Airport

VABV · Gujarat, India

Climate Bhavnagar Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (VAAH) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.8 0 0 1 2 0
February 1.6 0 2 0 0 0
March 2.6 0 0 2 0 0
April 3.6 0 1 1 5
May 1.0 0 0 0 5
June 0.6 0 2 0 1
July 0.5 0 0 0 4
August 0.1 0 0 0 1
September 0.6 0 1 0 1
October 2.0 0 2 1 3
November 0.3 0 0 0 0
December 0.1 0 0 0 1
Average 1.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.7

27th best VFR conditions of India

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 45.9 33 42 46 37 42
February 60.8 58 64 61 60 58
March 68.2 71 60 72 64 62
April 66.2 68 66 63 69
May 66.7 73 60 60 74
June 52.3 43 56 55 55
July 30.8 19 33 39 37
August 33.4 43 33 52 12
September 44.1 55 51 30 46
October 62.0 60 58 63 63
November 49.6 37 52 52 49
December 44.5 27 43 45 54
Average 52.3 54.4 49.2 52.7 51.5 51.3

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 26.7 27 26 26 28 25
February 31.3 30 32 32 32 31
March 35.9 34 34 39 39 34
April 40.9 37 42 42 41
May 42.2 39 44 40 44
June 38.4 35 41 37 37
July 33.5 33 33 34 35
August 32.2 32 33 34 31
September 33.6 33 35 32 36
October 35.6 34 36 34 37
November 32.4 31 34 32 32
December 27.7 27 31 26 29
Average 33.7 30.0 32.8 35.4 34.0 34.1

1st highest temperature of India

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 12.9 14 13 12 13 12
February 16.2 18 16 16 16 15
March 20.5 20 22 23 21 19
April 25.6 25 26 26 26
May 28.4 27 30 28 29
June 28.1 28 29 27 27
July 26.7 27 27 27 27
August 26.4 26 27 26 26
September 26.0 26 27 26 28
October 23.0 23 23 23 24
November 17.9 18 19 17 16
December 15.0 17 18 14 14
Average 21.6 17.3 22.3 23.2 22.0 21.8

46th lowest temperature of India

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 0.3 0 1 2 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
March 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
April 0.1 0 0 0 0
May 0.5 0 0 4 0
June 2.5 5 2 4 1
July 12.1 11 15 11 8
August 11.9 6 17 3 30
September 4.6 7 2 7 4
October 0.1 0 0 0 0
November 0.3 1 0 0 0
December 1.0 0 0 3 1
Average 2.6 2.7 3.3 2.8 3.9

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 5.0 6 6 5 5 5
February 4.6 6 4 3 4 5
March 5.0 5 5 5 5 5
April 5.2 5 5 4 5
May 6.5 7 8 6 7
June 6.8 8 7 6 6
July 6.0 6 6 6 5
August 6.1 8 6 6 6
September 4.6 6 5 5 4
October 4.1 4 5 4 5
November 4.3 5 4 6 5
December 5.6 7 6 6 5
Average 5.4 5.6 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.3

1st highest wind speed of India

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 032° 046° 031° 032° 035°
February 013° 026° 008° 011° 040°
March 283° 324° 338° 320° 322°
April 289° 284° 293° 315°
May 262° 248° 256° 277°
June 222° 238° 250° 232°
July 252° 237° 239° 217°
August 240° 237° 254° 227°
September 276° 290° 233° 289°
October 346° 026° 360° 002°
November 054° 067° 058° 046°
December 045° 056° 045° 049°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.