Jaisalmer weather in May

In May, Jaisalmer sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 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 42°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% 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 Jaisalmer's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaisalmer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
10th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:03 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
13%
3rd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jaisalmer reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°C and 45°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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

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.

Jaisalmer 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
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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% 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 (%)
1928
2928
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8955
9964
10964
11964
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13964
14973
15973
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jaisalmer gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
155231750
253231860
352221970
450222081
548212191
6462122101
7442123121
8422023131
9392024152
10372024162
11352025173
12332025193
13312025204
14291925225
15271925236
16251924247
17241824258
18221824269
192118242710
201918242711
211818242812
221717242813
231617242814
241516242915
251416242916
261315233117
271315233118
281214233120
291114223221
301013223322
31913213323

Wind in May

Winds average 19 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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517light breeze
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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 6:13 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:137:14
213.06:137:14
313.16:127:15
413.16:117:15
513.16:107:16
613.16:097:17
713.16:097:17
813.26:087:18
913.26:077:18
1013.26:077:19
1113.26:067:19
1213.26:057:20
1313.36:057:21
1413.36:047:21
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1613.36:037:22
1713.36:027:23
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2413.55:597:27
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2713.55:587:28
2813.55:587:29
2913.55:587:29
3013.55:577:30
3113.65:577:30

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.66 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — May's 7.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.7Intense
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147.7Intense
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167.7Intense
177.7Intense
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207.7Intense
217.7Intense
227.7Intense
237.6Intense
247.6Intense
257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.6Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jaisalmer

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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May
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Oct
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Is May a good time to visit Jaisalmer?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jaisalmer.

What to pack for Jaisalmer in May

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

In May, Jaisalmer sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jaisalmer 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 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 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 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
May 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).