Jodhpur weather in May

In May, Jodhpur sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jodhpur's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jodhpur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
29°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:56 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
12%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Jodhpur is city in Rajasthan, India.

Air quality
Severe
PM10 239.8 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,533/km²
people per km²
Founded
1459

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 41°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jodhpur reaches about 41°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 44°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 Jodhpur

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.

Jodhpur weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°30.710.59.4
Feb27° / 14°40.711.18.3
Mar33° / 19°20.611.84.7
Apr38° / 25°30.912.61.3
May41° / 29°51.113.30.0
Jun39° / 29°263.913.60.5
Jul35° / 28°1081113.52.3
Aug33° / 26°9811.912.93.3
Sep35° / 26°384.812.23.2
Oct35° / 22°8111.43.4
Nov31° / 16°20.510.76.5
Dec26° / 12°10.210.49.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4955
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jodhpur gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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25
35
45
55
65
75
84
94
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314

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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
162221240
261221340
358231450
456231560
554231670
650231881
748231991
8462320111
9432321121
10412222141
11392223161
12372124171
13352024191
14322025212
15301925242
16281925262
17261825283
18251825303
19231825313
20221724334
21211724344
22191624355
23181624375
24171524386
25161424396
26151424407
27151324418
28141324428
29131223439
301211234410
311111234411

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.06:067:05
213.06:057:05
313.06:047:06
413.06:037:06
513.16:037:07
613.16:027:07
713.16:017:08
813.16:017:08
913.16:007:09
1013.25:597:09
1113.25:597:10
1213.25:587:11
1313.25:577:11
1413.25:577:12
1513.35:567:12
1613.35:567:13
1713.35:557:13
1813.35:557:14
1913.35:547:14
2013.45:547:15
2113.45:537:15
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2613.45:517:18
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2913.55:517:20
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3113.55:507:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.56 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.6Intense
107.6Intense
117.6Intense
127.6Intense
137.6Intense
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207.5Intense
217.5Intense
227.5Intense
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247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Jodhpur

In seasonPeak

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

Jodhpur sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Jodhpur?

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
2.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jodhpur.

What to pack for Jodhpur in May

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

In May, Jodhpur sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jodhpur in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jodhpur peaks around August 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 17UV 11Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Jodhpur 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 Jodhpur is worst in June — around 135 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 55 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJun 9135 µg/m³Oct 1457 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr89Unhealthy
May134Unhealthy
Jun135Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug85Unhealthy
Sep68Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov80Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jodhpur?

Jodhpur sits at 26.3°N, 73.0°E, 237 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Pushkar, 156 km away.

UdaipurJaisalmerJaipurMultanFatehpur SikriDelhiAgra

Topography around Jodhpur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jodhpur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 244 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m.

The land around Jodhpur is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), shrubs (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (72%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
502 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Pushkar 156 km · Udaipur 200 km · Jaisalmer 221 km · Jaipur 286 km · Multan 462 km · Fatehpur Sikri 471 km · Delhi 494 km · Agra 508 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 Jodhpur (26.2684°, 73.0059°, elevation 237 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).