Rajasthan · India
Jodhpur in May
In May, Jodhpur averages a daytime high of 42 °C and a night-time low of 28 °C, with about 8 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Jodhpur's most comfortable months, December to February.
- Average high
- 42 °C
- Average low
- 28 °C
- Rain in the month
- 8 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 103
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Jodhpur
May is the warmest month in Jodhpur by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 25 °C to 42 °C and the lows from 9 °C to 28 °C. By day, May is 3 °C warmer than April, and June is 2 °C cooler than May.
May brings 8 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 32 mm (383 mm a year); it is the 5th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 30 min, against 10 h 30 min at the shortest and 13 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 °C | 9 °C | 2 mm | Yes |
| February | 29 °C | 12 °C | 4 mm | Yes |
| March | 35 °C | 18 °C | 5 mm | |
| April | 39 °C | 24 °C | 5 mm | |
| May | 42 °C | 28 °C | 8 mm | |
| June | 40 °C | 28 °C | 40 mm | |
| July | 36 °C | 27 °C | 127 mm | |
| August | 34 °C | 26 °C | 125 mm | |
| September | 35 °C | 24 °C | 56 mm | |
| October | 37 °C | 21 °C | 6 mm | |
| November | 32 °C | 15 °C | 4 mm | |
| December | 27 °C | 11 °C | 2 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Jodhpur?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 42 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Jodhpur are December to February; the nearest are February, before, and December, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in India in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Jodhpur
This guide lists 103 places to stay in Jodhpur, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 20; 1–3 km, 36; 3–10 km, 41; 10 km or more, 6.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.