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
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
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7 °C | 9.8 °C | 16.6 °C | 31.3 °C | 3.4 °C | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 27.0 °C | 12.3 °C | 19.8 °C | 34.6 °C | 4.8 °C | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| March | 32.5 °C | 17.6 °C | 25.4 °C | 40.3 °C | 7.4 °C | 30 | 24 | 0 |
| April | 37.8 °C | 22.9 °C | 30.8 °C | 44.7 °C | 14.1 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| May | 40.4 °C | 27.0 °C | 33.9 °C | 46.7 °C | 19.6 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| June | 38.8 °C | 28.1 °C | 33.6 °C | 46.5 °C | 23.1 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 34.4 °C | 26.6 °C | 30.3 °C | 43.0 °C | 23.0 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| August | 32.2 °C | 25.2 °C | 28.4 °C | 40.3 °C | 22.3 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| September | 34.0 °C | 24.7 °C | 29.1 °C | 40.2 °C | 18.1 °C | 30 | 27 | 0 |
| October | 34.6 °C | 21.2 °C | 27.9 °C | 41.5 °C | 15.1 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| November | 29.8 °C | 15.8 °C | 22.7 °C | 36.1 °C | 9.3 °C | 29 | 15 | 0 |
| December | 25.4 °C | 11.2 °C | 18.1 °C | 31.8 °C | 5.5 °C | 18 | 1 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 17 % | 46 % | 14 km/h |
| February | 4 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 18 % | 38 % | 15 km/h |
| March | 2 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 22 % | 30 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 3 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 21 % | 24 % | 18 km/h |
| May | 5 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 13 % | 31 % | 22 km/h |
| June | 28 mm | 4 | 14 h/day | 28 % | 47 % | 23 km/h |
| July | 109 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 71 % | 66 % | 22 km/h |
| August | 102 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 72 % | 74 % | 19 km/h |
| September | 40 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 32 % | 61 % | 16 km/h |
| October | 8 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 10 % | 40 % | 12 km/h |
| November | 2 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 13 % | 41 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 1 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 15 % | 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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Asia in November | 7thof 50 | 1.8 mm |
| The driest places in Asia in December | 9thof 50 | 0.7 mm |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in January | 23rdof 50 | 96/100 |
| The driest places in Asia in March | 31stof 50 | 2.1 mm |
| Places with the best weather in the world in January | 35thof 50 | 96/100 |
| The warmest places in Asia in October | 40thof 50 | 35 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Jodhpur.
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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.