Surendranagar records highest temperature in Gujarat at 44.8°C; Rajkot follows at 44°C

Surendranagar: Surendranagar remained the hottest spot in Gujarat as it recorded a maximum temperature of 44.8°C on Tuesday amid ongoing heat wave conditions. Rajkot followed at 44°C, while Amreli, Kandla Airport, Deesa, Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Keshod, Vadodara, Gandhinagar, and Surat also reported scorching temperatures between 40.6°C and 43.8°C — around 4–5 degrees above normal in most places. The city of Ahmedabad witnessed daytime temperature at 43.0°C for the third consecutive day.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heat wave alert till Thursday. An orange alert has been declared for parts of North Gujarat — Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, and Sabarkantha — and Saurashtra districts including Rajkot, Morbi, and Kutch for Wednesday. Gandhinagar and Surendranagar are under a yellow alert the same day, while heat wave conditions are expected to persist in Banaskantha and Sabarkantha on Thursday. The IMD forecasts no major temperature change till Thursday, after which a drop of 2–4°C is likely, with overall maximums ranging between 41°C and 45°C. DeshGujarat

Today’s Weather Report (Reported on 0830 IST)


Date: 2025-04-09
Station Max Temp (oC) Dep. from Normal Min Temp (oC) Dep. from Normal RH at 0830IST RH at 1730IST Rainfall (mm)
Ahmedabad 43.0 (08/04) 4.0 27.6 4.4 28 12 (08/04) NIL
Amreli 43.8 (08/04) 4.0 24.0 1.3 63 31 (08/04) NIL
Baroda 42.2 (08/04) 3.0 24.2 0.7 30 15 (08/04) NIL
Bhavnagar 39.4 (08/04) 2.0 28.2 4.7 37 24 (08/04) NIL
Bhuj 43.0 (08/04) 5.0 23.6 1.6 42 13 (08/04) NIL
DAHOD 40.6 (08/04) NA NA
Daman 37.8 (08/04) 25.2 67 45 (08/04) NIL
DANG 40.9 (08/04) NA NA
Deesa 43.1 (08/04) 5.0 24.2 2.5 30 13 (08/04) NIL
Diu 37.0 (08/04) 4.0 24.9 5.9 27 41 (08/04) NIL
Dwarka 31.0 (08/04) 1.0 25.5 0.9 92 83 (08/04) NIL
Gandhinagar 42.0 (08/04) 4.0 NA 41 21 (08/04) NIL
JAMNAGAR 37.1 (08/04) NA NA
Kandla 38.9 (08/04) 3.0 23.6 0.1 46 32 (08/04) NIL
Naliya 38.8 (08/04) 3.0 19.8 -0.7 78 42 (08/04) NIL
Okha 32.2 (08/04) 2.0 25.2 1.0 90 80 (08/04) NIL
Porbandar 39.4 (08/04) 5.0 21.6 -0.3 74 25 (08/04) NIL
Rajkot 44.0 (08/04) 5.0 23.2 0.9 73 19 (08/04) NIL
Surat 40.6 (08/04) 5.0 25.8 2.0 44 24 (08/04) NIL
SURAT KVK 39.2 (08/04) 25.3 NIL
Veraval 32.5 (08/04) 0.0 24.9 2.2 41 73 (08/04) NIL