Surat weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Surat is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with February and March close behind. Surat averages about 2,904 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,904
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 1,336 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 4.6M
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Surat?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Surat is January, then February and March. The dullest month is June (69/100, 275 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Surat?
Surat gets a lot of sun: around 2,904 hours a year. January (96/100) is noticeably better than June (69). It ranks #15 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 80% of the year's 1,336 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 25° / 77°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 6 | 24° / 75°F |
| February | 96 | 26° / 79°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 96 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 2 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 2 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 5 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 29° / 84°F | 275 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 449 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 69 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 341 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 218 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 90 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 32 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 95 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 7 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 96 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 2 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
Sea temperature in Surat by month
The sea off Surat is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 24°C / 75°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ahmedabad India · 218 km · best in Jan · 3,112 h sun/yr
- Mumbai India · 226 km · best in Jan · 2,753 h sun/yr
- Navi Mumbai India · 239 km · best in Jan · 2,585 h sun/yr
- Pune India · 307 km · best in Jan · 2,586 h sun/yr
- Indore India · 362 km · best in Jan · 2,804 h sun/yr
- North Goa (Mopa) India · 609 km · best in Jan · 2,671 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bhavnagar India · 91 km · 2,903 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Vadodara India · 145 km · 2,965 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Nashik India · 165 km · 2,697 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Diu India · 194 km · 2,903 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Rajkot India · 225 km · 3,028 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Surat compares month by month: Surat vs Mumbai · Surat vs Navi Mumbai · Surat vs Karachi · Surat vs Ahmedabad · all comparisons
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