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 3.1 0 0 1 1 5
May 0.8 0 0 0 0 5
June 0.5 0 0 2 0 1
July 0.4 0 0 0 0 4
August 0.0 0 0 0 0 1
September 0.5 0 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

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 68.1 82 68 66 63 69
May 67.2 71 73 60 60 74
June 53.8 64 43 56 55 55
July 28.3 11 19 33 39 37
August 29.9 6 43 33 52 12
September 41.0 20 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 51.2 45.8 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 40.4 37 37 42 42 41
May 42.0 41 39 44 40 44
June 38.3 38 35 41 37 37
July 33.3 32 33 33 34 35
August 32.0 30 32 33 34 31
September 33.3 31 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 34.1 33.3 32.8 35.4 34.0 34.1

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 25.7 26 25 26 26 26
May 28.5 29 27 30 28 29
June 28.2 29 28 29 27 27
July 26.7 27 27 27 27 27
August 26.3 26 26 27 26 26
September 25.8 25 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 22.4 23.6 22.3 23.2 22.0 21.8

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 0
May 0.5 1 0 0 4 0
June 2.5 3 5 2 4 1
July 12.7 16 11 15 11 8
August 13.3 23 6 17 3 30
September 4.9 7 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 3.4 5.8 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 5 4 5
May 6.6 7 7 8 6 7
June 6.8 7 8 7 6 6
July 6.0 6 6 6 6 5
August 6.3 7 8 6 6 6
September 4.8 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 5.5 6.2 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.3

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 259° 289° 284° 293° 315°
May 243° 262° 248° 256° 277°
June 204° 222° 238° 250° 232°
July 187° 252° 237° 239° 217°
August 197° 240° 237° 254° 227°
September 252° 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.