Jaisalmer weather in October

In October, Jaisalmer sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Jaisalmer's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaisalmer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:51 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
8%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical October day in Jaisalmer reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Jaisalmer weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Jaisalmer gets around 7 mm of rain over 1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
119162327132
222172225122
325172223112
427182222102
53118212091
63418211881
73718201771
84018191561
94218191461
104518181351
114818171241
125018171140
135318161030
14561815920
15571815820
16591814720
17611813710
18631812610
19661711510
20671710510
2169179410
2270178410
2372177310
2474167300
2575166300
2677155300
2778155200
2880144200
2980144200
3081134200
3184123100

Wind in October

Winds average 11 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
213light breeze
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513light breeze
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712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:436:28
211.76:436:27
311.76:446:26
411.76:446:24
511.66:456:23
611.66:456:22
711.66:466:21
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1611.36:516:12
1711.36:526:11
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1911.36:536:09
2011.26:536:08
2111.26:546:07
2211.26:556:06
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2611.16:576:03
2711.16:586:02
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2911.06:596:01
3011.07:006:00
3111.07:005:59

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.47 kWh/m².

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 — October's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.3Bright
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Jaisalmer

In seasonPeak

None of Jaisalmer's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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
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Is October a good time to visit Jaisalmer?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jaisalmer. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jaisalmer in October

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

In October, Jaisalmer sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jaisalmer in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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