Jaisalmer weather in December

In December, Jaisalmer sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jaisalmer's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaisalmer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:33 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
15%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Jaisalmer is city in Rajasthan, India.

Density
13,256/km²
people per km²
Founded
1156

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical December day in Jaisalmer reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Jaisalmer

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

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

Jaisalmer weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°4110.59.0
Feb27° / 13°61.1118.6
Mar33° / 19°30.711.84.7
Apr39° / 25°30.912.61.0
May42° / 28°81.813.30.0
Jun41° / 29°14213.70.1
Jul38° / 28°445.913.51.3
Aug36° / 27°576.1132.3
Sep36° / 26°22312.22.4
Oct36° / 23°7111.43.1
Nov30° / 17°20.410.76.9
Dec24° / 11°10.310.39.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jaisalmer gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
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51
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December 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 (%)Humid (%)
19721
29721
39721
49721
59721
69721
79721
89721
99721
109721
119721
129721
139721
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3110000

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:23 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:235:49
210.47:245:49
310.47:255:49
410.47:255:49
510.47:265:49
610.47:275:49
710.47:275:50
810.47:285:50
910.47:295:50
1010.37:295:50
1110.37:305:50
1210.37:315:51
1310.37:315:51
1410.37:325:51
1510.37:335:52
1610.37:335:52
1710.37:345:52
1810.37:345:53
1910.37:355:53
2010.37:355:54
2110.37:365:54
2210.37:365:54
2310.37:375:55
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2510.37:385:56
2610.37:385:57
2710.37:385:57
2810.37:395:58
2910.37:395:58
3010.37:395:59
3110.37:405:59

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.18 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.2Bright
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94.2Bright
104.2Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Jaisalmer

In seasonPeak

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

Jaisalmer sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is December a good time to visit Jaisalmer?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Jaisalmer for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jaisalmer in December

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

In December, Jaisalmer sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Jaisalmer in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jaisalmer peaks around August 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highHighModerateAug 17UV 10Dec 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Jaisalmer in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Jaisalmer is worst in June — around 176 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 63 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyJun 18173 µg/m³Oct 1965 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr91Unhealthy
May138Unhealthy
Jun176Very unhealthy
Jul156Very unhealthy
Aug125Unhealthy
Sep88Unhealthy
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov74Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jaisalmer?

Jaisalmer sits at 26.9°N, 70.9°E, 234 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Jodhpur, 221 km away.

JodhpurPushkarMultanUdaipurKarachiJaipurQuettaFaisalabad

Topography around Jaisalmer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaisalmer has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Jaisalmer is covered by bare terrain (49%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (75%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
266 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Jodhpur 221 km · Pushkar 365 km · Multan 369 km · Udaipur 383 km · Karachi 452 km · Jaipur 484 km · Quetta 526 km · Faisalabad 543 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 Jaisalmer (26.9176°, 70.9039°, elevation 234 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).