Jaipur weather in May

In May, Jaipur sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jaipur's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaipur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:43 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
20%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jaipur reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Jaipur weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 5th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13946
14946
15955
16964
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27973
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jaipur gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
28
38
48
58
69
79
89
99
109
1110
1210
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1712
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2013
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17716700
27517800
37318810
47119910
568211010
666221110
764231120
862241220
960251320
1057261430
1155271530
1253271640
1350281751
1448281861
1546281961
1645282071
1743272181
1841272291
1940272391
20382724101
21372725111
22362725111
23352726121
24332726131
25322726142
26312725152
27302725162
28282725173
29272725183
30252724204
31242723214

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:546:54
213.05:536:55
313.15:526:55
413.15:516:56
513.15:516:56
613.15:506:57
713.15:496:58
813.25:486:58
913.25:486:59
1013.25:476:59
1113.25:467:00
1213.25:467:00
1313.35:457:01
1413.35:457:02
1513.35:447:02
1613.35:437:03
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1813.45:427:04
1913.45:427:04
2013.45:417:05
2113.45:417:06
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2313.45:407:07
2413.55:407:07
2513.55:397:08
2613.55:397:08
2713.55:397:09
2813.55:387:09
2913.55:387:10
3013.55:387:10
3113.65:387:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.38 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — May's 7.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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277.3Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jaipur

In seasonPeak

In May, Jaipur sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 May a good time to visit Jaipur?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jaipur.

What to pack for Jaipur in May

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

In May, Jaipur sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jaipur in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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
May 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).