Best time to visit Jodhpur

India · South Asia

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Jodhpur

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Go in Feb — 28C max, 0 rainy days. Mar is the next best.

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Things to do in Jodhpur

Mehrangarh Fort Dominates the city and is the largest fort in all Rajasthan.
Umaid Bhawan Palace Clearly visible to the south of the city and completed only in 1944, this is the last great palace built in India.
Mandore The ancient capital of Marwar, before Jodhpur was built.
Jaswant Thada Royal cenotaphs built in marble, with a picturesque location next to a natural desert lake with lots of birds.
Ghanta Ghar An architectural masterpiece built by Maharaja Sardar Singhji in 1910.
Balsamand Lake Now converted to a resort.

Tours and tickets in Jodhpur

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Jodhpur), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

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Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	24°	1d	51%	9.9h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Feb	28°	0d	36%	10.6h	sweet spot	28C max, 0 rainy days
Mar	33°	0d	29%	10.8h	good	33C max, 0 rainy days
Apr	38°	0d	23%	11.4h	avoid	extreme heat: 26 days over 35C
May	40°	0d	31%	11.0h	avoid	extreme heat: 29 days over 35C
Jun	38°	3d	49%	10.3h	avoid	extreme heat: 26 days over 35C
Jul	35°	7d	69%	8.3h	avoid	extreme heat: 15 days over 35C
Aug	33°	7d	73%	8.5h	ok	33C max, 7 rainy days
Sep	34°	3d	67%	10.3h	ok	34C max, 3 rainy days
Oct	34°	1d	45%	10.2h	ok	34C max, 1 rainy day
Nov	29°	0d	45%	9.8h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	25°	0d	46%	9.7h	goodbusy	busier than usual

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at the old city, under Mehrangarh, 5 km from the airport (JDH): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest from November to January; quietest in April, May, June and September.

Then and now

Jodhpur's February days now average 28.4°C, 2.3°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 1 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	23.8°	26.1°	31.9°	37.3°	40.0°	39.2°	34.4°	32.6°	34.7°	34.8°	29.6°	25.0°
2017–26	23.5°	28.4°	33.2°	38.5°	40.3°	38.5°	34.9°	32.7°	33.8°	33.9°	29.5°	25.2°
Change	-0.3°	+2.3°	+1.3°	+1.1°	+0.3°	-0.7°	+0.5°	+0.1°	-0.8°	-0.9°	-0.1°	+0.2°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far Jodhpur is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and D plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Indian rupee. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Everything for India: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Cards are taken at larger hotels, chain stores and many restaurants; small shops and family-run businesses rarely take them, so carry some cash.
Tipping — Not traditional; up to 10% is usual only in smarter restaurants. Taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers do not expect a tip.

Getting around Jodhpur

Apps — Rides: Ola, Rapido, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. The apps also book auto-rickshaws, and bike taxis where these are allowed.

Local government-run bus services are readily available from bus stops at every single landmark for transportation. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Jodhpur, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Jodhpur in pictures

20191210 Jaswant Thada, Jodhpur 1242 7961 — i

Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

20191210 Zrujnowany budynek w centrum Dźodhpuru 1430 8030 — i

Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mehrangarh Fort 5, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India — i

Yann (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mehrangarh Fort 2, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India — i

Yann (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Blue city of Jodhpur — i

Room for thought, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Jodhpur is like

Jodhpur (Hindi: जोधपुर) is the second largest city in the state of Rajasthan. It is called the Gateway to Thar, as it is on the edge of the Thar desert. It is also called the Sun City as the sun shines (bright and hot) almost every day of the year. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Mehrangarh Fort. Dominates the city and is the largest fort in all Rajasthan. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Rajasthan International Folk Festival. International music festival held annually during October at Mehrangarh Fort. Hike the wall around the city. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Jodhpur is well connected by road, rail and air to all major cities and towns in the country. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: This is a comparatively safe city, however it is advisable not to venture out late in the night alone. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Jodhpur, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

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Jodhpur is in India, South Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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