Vadodara (Baroda), a major city in Gujarat, sits on the Vishwamitri River on a plain in western India, inland from the Gulf of Khambhat at approximately 22.31°N, 73.18°E. It has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) bordering semi-arid — with very hot pre-monsoon summers, a wet monsoon and mild, dry winters — and abundant sunshine.

Summer, from March to June, is very hot and dry, with May the hottest month — highs regularly reaching 40–42°C — with low humidity and hot, dusty winds. The monsoon then arrives in mid-June and runs to September, bringing heavy rain and high humidity, easing the heat but making the air muggy; the Vishwamitri can overflow after heavy downpours.

Winter, from November to February, is mild, dry and sunny by day but cool at night, with January the coolest month — highs around 29–30°C and nights near 12–14°C, occasionally cooler during cold waves. Rain is essentially absent and skies are bright, making this pleasant, dry stretch comfortably the best time of year.

Vadodara receives around 900–950 mm of rain a year, almost all of it delivered by the southwest monsoon between June and September, with July the wettest month, while the rest of the year is nearly rainless. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Vadodara's Vishwamitri River, which winds through the city, is prone to overflowing during intense monsoon downpours, causing urban flooding — and the river is also famously home to a large population of crocodiles, which occasionally appear in flooded streets. Otherwise its climate is the classic Gujarat pattern of searing pre-monsoon heat and mild, sunny winters.

To follow any single measurement in Vadodara more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.