Jaisalmer weather in September

In September, Jaisalmer sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Jaisalmer's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaisalmer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
21%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical September day in Jaisalmer reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
20 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Jaisalmer weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
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47822
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67921
78020
88218
98218
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Jaisalmer gets around 22 mm of rain over 3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
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518
617
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915
1014
1113
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169
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305

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1003313828
2013323628
3014333528
4014343427
5015353327
6015363226
7016373126
8016383025
9017392923
10028402822
11029412821
12129422719
131210422618
141311432616
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162413432514
172414432412
183515432411
19351643239
20461843228
21471942217
22572041216
23682140205
24792238194
258102337184
2610112335173
2711132334173
2813142332162
2915152330152
3017152328142

Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:297:03
212.56:307:02
312.56:307:01
412.56:316:59
512.56:316:58
612.46:326:57
712.46:326:56
812.46:326:55
912.36:336:54
1012.36:336:53
1112.36:346:51
1212.36:346:50
1312.26:356:49
1412.26:356:48
1512.26:366:47
1612.26:366:45
1712.16:366:44
1812.16:376:43
1912.16:376:42
2012.06:386:41
2112.06:386:39
2212.06:396:38
2312.06:396:37
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2711.96:416:32
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.81 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 — September's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Jaisalmer

In seasonPeak

In September, 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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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is September a good time to visit Jaisalmer?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jaisalmer.

What to pack for Jaisalmer in September

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

In September, Jaisalmer sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jaisalmer in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 8 — 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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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