Ahmedabad is 3.6°C (6.5°F) warmer by day, Ahmedabad has 2.7°C (4.9°F) warmer nights, Chandigarh gets 277 mm (10.9 in) more rain a year.
Ahmedabad is at its warmest in May and coolest in January, while Chandigarh peaks in June and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Ahmedabad is the warmer of the two in 10 of 12 months.
Chandigarh is the wetter of the two, collecting 994 mm (39.1 in) of rain a year against 717 mm (28.2 in) in Ahmedabad. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and December in Ahmedabad and March, October and November in Chandigarh.
| Ahmedabad | Metric | Chandigarh |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 38.6°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 35°C |
| 17.5°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 14.8°C |
| May | 🔥Hottest month | June |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 717 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 994 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | July |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | November |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 47% | 💧Average humidity | 46% |
| 2.4 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.9 m/s |
Overnight, Ahmedabad typically falls to around 17.5°C (63.5°F) while Chandigarh settles near 14.8°C (58.6°F).
Ahmedabad is hottest in May and coldest in January, whereas Chandigarh peaks in June and is coolest in January.
Ahmedabad sees the most rain in July and the least in February; Chandigarh is wettest in July and driest in November.
Ahmedabad feels the more humid of the two, averaging 47% relative humidity against 46%.
For Chandigarh, the pick of the year is March, October and November.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Ahmedabad | Chandigarh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 7.9 | 20.7❄️ | 33.5 | 4.5 | 14.7❄️ | 25 |
| February | 9.7 | 23.6 | 37.4 | 6.2 | 17.4 | 28.7 |
| March | 14.4 | 28.2 | 42 | 9.8 | 22.5 | 35.2 |
| April | 19.5 | 32.2 | 45 | 14.9 | 28 | 41.1 |
| May | 23.6 | 34.9 | 46.3 | 20.7 | 32.7 | 44.7 |
| June | 26.1 | 35.3🔥 | 44.5 | 23.9 | 34.3🔥 | 44.7 |
| July | 24.6 | 31.6 | 38.6 | 24.4 | 32.5 | 40.6 |
| August | 23.3 | 29 | 34.8 | 23.1 | 29.3 | 35.5 |
| September | 21.8 | 29 | 36.1 | 19.7 | 27.1 | 34.5 |
| October | 17 | 26.8 | 36.5 | 14.7 | 24.1 | 33.5 |
| November | 13 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| December | 9.3 | 21.3 | 33.3 | 5.9 | 16.1 | 26.3 |
| Annual Avg | 17.5 | 28.1 | 38.6 | 14.8 | 24.9 | 35 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Ahmedabad and Chandigarh feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Ahmedabad and Chandigarh — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Ahmedabad is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 38.6°C (101.5°F) against 35°C (95°F) in Chandigarh — roughly 3.6°C (6.5°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Ahmedabad, with average lows of 17.5°C (63.5°F) versus 14.8°C (58.6°F).
Ahmedabad is hottest in May, averaging highs of about 46.3°C (115.3°F), while Chandigarh peaks in June at around 44.7°C (112.5°F). That makes Ahmedabad the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Chandigarh gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 4.5°C (40.1°F), compared with 7.9°C (46.1°F) at the low point of the year in Ahmedabad.
Chandigarh is the wetter city, collecting about 994 mm (39.1 in) of rain a year versus 717 mm (28.2 in) in Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad is wettest in July and driest in February; Chandigarh is wettest in July and driest in November.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 47% in Ahmedabad and 46% in Chandigarh across the year.
The most comfortable months in Ahmedabad are January, February and December, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Chandigarh is at its most pleasant around March, October and November, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Ahmedabad is the warmer city in 10 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in February, about 6.2°C (11.2°F), and narrowest in August, about 0.3°C (0.5°F).
Chandigarh has the bigger seasonal swing, about 19.6°C (35.3°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 14.6°C (26.3°F) in Ahmedabad — so Ahmedabad has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Ahmedabad comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and less rain than Chandigarh. Chandigarh is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather and more rainfall.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Ahmedabad and Chandigarh, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
