Jodhpur climate

Jodhpur is warmest in May, with average highs of 40 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 9.8 °C. July is the wettest month (109 mm) and December the driest (0.7 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Jodhpur averages 306 mm of rain and 322 days above 25 °C.

India · population 1,056,191 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 17°
  2. Feb 20°
  3. Mar 25°
  4. Apr 31°
  5. May 34°
  6. Jun 34°
  7. Jul 30°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 29°
  10. Oct 28°
  11. Nov 23°
  12. Dec 18°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month May 40 °C
  • Coldest month January 9.8 °C
  • Driest month December 1 mm
  • Wettest month July 109 mm
  • Least cloud October 10 % cloud
  • Hottest on record May 47 °C
  • Coldest on record January 3.4 °C

What to expectJodhpur through the year

Jodhpur has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 24 °C in January to 40 °C in May, a swing of 17 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 322 days a year reach 25 °C, 248 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 109 mm against 1 mm in December — 163 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 23.7 °C 3 mm 17 %
February 27.0 °C 4 mm 18 %
March 32.5 °C 2 mm 22 %
April 37.8 °C 3 mm 21 %
May 40.4 °C 5 mm 13 %
June 38.8 °C 28 mm 28 %
July 34.4 °C 109 mm 71 %
August 32.2 °C 102 mm 72 %
September 34.0 °C 40 mm 32 %
October 34.6 °C 8 mm 10 %
November 29.8 °C 2 mm 13 %
December 25.4 °C 1 mm 15 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January23.7 °C9.8 °C16.6 °C31.3 °C3.4 °C1000
February27.0 °C12.3 °C19.8 °C34.6 °C4.8 °C2160
March32.5 °C17.6 °C25.4 °C40.3 °C7.4 °C30240
April37.8 °C22.9 °C30.8 °C44.7 °C14.1 °C30300
May40.4 °C27.0 °C33.9 °C46.7 °C19.6 °C31310
June38.8 °C28.1 °C33.6 °C46.5 °C23.1 °C30300
July34.4 °C26.6 °C30.3 °C43.0 °C23.0 °C31290
August32.2 °C25.2 °C28.4 °C40.3 °C22.3 °C31260
September34.0 °C24.7 °C29.1 °C40.2 °C18.1 °C30270
October34.6 °C21.2 °C27.9 °C41.5 °C15.1 °C31300
November29.8 °C15.8 °C22.7 °C36.1 °C9.3 °C29150
December25.4 °C11.2 °C18.1 °C31.8 °C5.5 °C1810

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January3 mm111 h/day17 %46 %14 km/h
February4 mm111 h/day18 %38 %15 km/h
March2 mm112 h/day22 %30 %16 km/h
April3 mm113 h/day21 %24 %18 km/h
May5 mm113 h/day13 %31 %22 km/h
June28 mm414 h/day28 %47 %23 km/h
July109 mm1114 h/day71 %66 %22 km/h
August102 mm1213 h/day72 %74 %19 km/h
September40 mm512 h/day32 %61 %16 km/h
October8 mm112 h/day10 %40 %12 km/h
November2 mm111 h/day13 %41 %12 km/h
December1 mm011 h/day15 %45 %13 km/h

How Jodhpur compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Jodhpur 40 °C 9.8 °C 306 mm 322
Pāli · India 40 °C 9.9 °C 407 mm 331
Beāwar · India 39 °C 8.9 °C 468 mm 311
Ajmer · India 39 °C 8.8 °C 459 mm 303
Kishangarh · India 40 °C 8.0 °C 455 mm 301
Bhilwara · India 40 °C 8.9 °C 621 mm 313
Bikaner · India 41 °C 7.9 °C 216 mm 296

Where Jodhpur ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Jodhpur’s climate

When is the best time to visit Jodhpur?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, May is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Jodhpur get?

In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 40 °C. About 248 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 9.8 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Jodhpur?

July, averaging 109 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is December with 1 mm. The year as a whole averages 306 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Jodhpur rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.