Jaipur weather in January

In January, Jaipur sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Jaipur's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaipur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:22 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
21%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Jaipur is capital of Rajasthan, India.

Air quality
Very high
PM10 140.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
6,523/km²
people per km²
Founded
1727

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical January day in Jaipur reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
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How January really feels in Jaipur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Jaipur weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 91.410.58.6
Feb25° / 12°81.6118.8
Mar31° / 18°81.711.85.8
Apr37° / 23°61.912.62.1
May40° / 27°123.513.30.1
Jun38° / 28°568.513.70.8
Jul34° / 27°16817.813.52.4
Aug32° / 26°16518133.2
Sep33° / 24°588.312.23.7
Oct33° / 20°111.811.44.7
Nov28° / 15°80.910.77.9
Dec23° / 10°30.810.39.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58713
68713
78713
88713
98614
108713
118713
128614
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Jaipur gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
84
94
104
114
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144
155
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185
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205
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275
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305
315

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of January to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:20 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:205:40
210.37:205:41
310.37:215:41
410.47:215:42
510.47:215:43
610.47:215:43
710.47:215:44
810.47:215:45
910.47:225:45
1010.47:225:46
1110.47:225:47
1210.47:225:47
1310.47:225:48
1410.57:225:49
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1610.57:225:50
1710.57:225:51
1810.57:225:52
1910.57:225:53
2010.57:215:53
2110.67:215:54
2210.67:215:55
2310.67:215:56
2410.67:215:57
2510.67:205:57
2610.67:205:58
2710.77:205:59
2810.77:196:00
2910.77:196:00
3010.77:196:01
3110.77:186:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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44.1Bright
54.2Bright
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104.2Bright
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134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Jaipur

In seasonPeak

None of Jaipur's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Jaipur's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jaipur sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Jaipur?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Jaipur for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Jaipur in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Jaipur sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Jaipur in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jaipur peaks around June 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 14UV 11Jan 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Jaipur in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Jaipur is worst in December — around 153 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 66 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 16152 µg/m³Aug 1967 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan147Unhealthy
Feb116Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul75Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct98Unhealthy
Nov148Unhealthy
Dec153Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jaipur?

Jaipur sits at 26.9°N, 75.8°E, 435 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Pushkar, 132 km away.

Fatehpur SikriAgraDelhiJodhpurUdaipurRishikeshKhajuraho

Topography around Jaipur

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jaipur.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaipur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m around an average of 436 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m.

The land around Jaipur is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (37%), cropland (25%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
176 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Pushkar 132 km · Fatehpur Sikri 186 km · Agra 223 km · Delhi 239 km · Jodhpur 286 km · Udaipur 332 km · Rishikesh 431 km · Khajuraho 474 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Jaipur (26.9196°, 75.7878°, elevation 435 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).