Gujarat is one of the least weather-sensitive pockets of the country at the moment. During the pre-Monsoon and Monsoon season that is from May to August, we get to see some weather activities in Gujarat. However, post-monsoon weather activities take a backseat.
We can say that Gujarat during this time remains far from the reach of any weather system except cyclones which very rarely impact Gujarat.
The state observes only for four months of actual weather activity. During the pre-Monsoon season, Gujarat experiences hot conditions, while winter in Gujarat is not severe or harsh. There are hardly any weather systems that impact Gujarat during this time of the year.
If we talk about pleasant days, then the months of December and January are the most pleasant for Gujarat. Between November and December, we do see a drop of about three to four degrees Celsius in the maximum and minimum temperatures.
A marginal drop in the temperature is also observed when there is a shift from December to January but the transition from January to February sees the day and night temperature shoot up by three to four degrees Celsius.
In April, the maximum settles close to 40 degrees Celsius while for the rest of the year except December and January the maximums are somewhere close to mid-30s. We can say that December and January are the comfortable months wherein the maximums are usually below 30 degrees.
Since North Gujarat is in close proximity to Rajasthan, places like Patan, Deesa, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha along with places like Bhuj, Anjar, and Khavda in Kutch are very cold during this period of the year.
However, the coastal stations of Kutch generally don’t bear the brunt of the cold. Places like Amreli, Junagadh of Saurashtra experience mild winters only.
We can say that variation in temperature is quite large between inland and the coastal stations of Gujarat. The southern districts of Gujarat like Valsad and Bharuch see no winters. The central parts of Gujarat like Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar also experience mild winters only.
During wintertime, an Anti-Cyclone is the weather system which is a semi-permanent feature and is generally seen over Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Madhya Pradesh which basically controls the weather over Gujarat.
Whenever there is a Western Disturbance affecting the Western Himalayas, it tends to push the Anti-Cyclone eastwards which leads to a change in wind direction. After the Western Disturbance gets over the Anti-Cyclone which has shifted east, starts moving back to its original place and brings about a change in the weather conditions.
Gujarat too along with Delhi-NCR may see minimums in single digits around December 3 or 4 as the cool northerly winds will sweep the plains of north and the central parts of the country
At the same time, fog is a sight only along the coast while the inland fog is completely ruled out.
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