Climate
| Climate data for Vadodara | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35 (95) |
38 (100) |
43 (109) |
45 (113) |
46 (115) |
45 (113) |
40 (104) |
37 (99) |
38 (100) |
39 (102) |
37 (99) |
36 (97) |
46 (115) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
31 (88) |
35 (95) |
39 (102) |
40 (104) |
36 (97) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
30 (86) |
34 (92.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
12 (54) |
15 (59) |
20 (68) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
18 (64) |
13 (55) |
10 (50) |
19 (65.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1 (30) |
2 (36) |
3 (37) |
11 (52) |
10 (50) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
18 (64) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
3 (37) |
−1 (30) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
160 (6.3) |
310 (12.2) |
220 (8.66) |
150 (5.91) |
40 (1.57) |
20 (0.79) |
0 (0) |
900 (35.43) |
| % humidity | 45 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 67 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 62 | 58 | 54 | 56.2 |
| Avg. rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
Vadodara features a tropical savanna climate under Köppen's Climate classification. There are three main seasons: Summer, Monsoon and Winter. Aside from the monsoon season, the climate is dry. The weather is hot through the months of March to July — the average summer maximum is 36 °C (97 °F), and the average minimum is 23 °C (73 °F). From November to February, the average maximum temperature is 30 °C (85 °F), the average minimum is 15 °C (59 °F), and the climate is extremely dry. Cold northerly winds are responsible for a mild chill in January. The southwest monsoon brings a humid climate from mid-June to mid-September. The average rainfall is 93 cm (36.7 inches), but infrequent heavy torrential rains cause the river to flood. The highest temperature recorded is 47 °C (116 °F) and the lowest is -1 °C (30 °F).
In recent years, Vadodara has suffered from increasing air, water and soil pollution from neighbouring industrial areas. This has also amounted into a constant and uncomfortable increase in average temperatures across all three seasons. Uncontrolled chemical dump from nearby industries has arguably turned the local river Vishwamitri into one big sewer.
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