Weather in Rājkot in October

A hard month. October is a hard month in Rājkot, and worth planning around. Daytime highs average 34.2 °C and the afternoon is not negotiable — outdoor plans move to early morning or evening.

October ranks 7 of 12 in Rājkot: past the worst of the year but short of January, which is the month to book if the dates are open.

Rain falls on only 2 days, so an itinerary with no wet-weather fallback is a reasonable risk. Pack for heat management rather than style: shade, water, and a schedule that gives up on the middle of the day.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 11 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest October day reached 41.7 °C and the coldest night fell to 16 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 32 mm — roughly 246% of the month's rain in one day.

This is the volatile part. October rainfall has ranged from 0 mm to 60 mm across the twenty years measured — a 60 mm spread around an average of 13 mm. The average is real but almost no individual October looks like it, so treat the figure as the middle of a wide range rather than a forecast.

Wind is light at 6.2 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 62%.

How October sits in the year

This is a turning point in the year — September and November sit on opposite sides of it, so the month contains the change rather than following it. Rain has already shifted: 8 days fewer than September had.

Daylight in October

11.7 hours of daylight, losing 0.6 hours across the month. That is between Rājkot's extremes of 13.5 and 10.8 hours, so days are long enough not to constrain the plan.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 28.5 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage.

How busy it gets

Quiet. Few other visitors, cheaper rooms, and a real chance some seasonal operators are shut.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

October in Rājkot versus nearby

If Rājkot is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Ahmedabad is a better bet in October — within a degree on temperature, 1 day less rain. Surat is a better bet in October — within a degree on temperature, 4 days more rain.

So: October is a compromise. January is 45 points better and is what Rājkot is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in Rājkot

See all twelve months in Rājkot, or where else to go in October.