Pushkar weather in May

In May, Pushkar sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.9 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 40°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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pushkar's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pushkar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:49 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
16%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Pushkar is pilgrimage and cattle fair city in Rajasthan, India.

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 40°C through the month.

A typical May day in Pushkar reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°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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43927
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104028
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How May really feels in Pushkar

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.

Pushkar 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
Jan23° / 10°51.210.59.0
Feb26° / 13°61.111.18.8
Mar32° / 18°51.311.85.4
Apr37° / 24°51.412.62.0
May40° / 28°61.913.30.2
Jun38° / 28°416.113.60.9
Jul34° / 27°15115.513.52.6
Aug32° / 25°14514.912.93.6
Sep33° / 24°496.612.24.1
Oct33° / 21°91.511.44.6
Nov29° / 16°50.810.77.5
Dec25° / 11°20.410.49.3

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 3%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9964
10964
11964
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
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21973
22991
23991
24991
25982
26973
27973
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31973

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pushkar gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.9 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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317

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18013700
27914700
37715800
47417810
57218910
670191010
766211120
863221320
960231430
1058241530
1154251740
1252261840
1349262050
1446262160
1543272370
1641272480
1738272590
18362726100
19342727110
20332728120
21312728130
22302729140
23292629150
24272630160
25262630171
26252630181
27242631191
28232531201
29222531212
30212431222
31192431242

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light 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 5:59 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:596:59
213.05:596:59
313.05:587:00
413.15:577:00
513.15:567:01
613.15:557:01
713.15:557:02
813.15:547:02
913.25:537:03
1013.25:537:04
1113.25:527:04
1213.25:517:05
1313.25:517:05
1413.35:507:06
1513.35:507:06
1613.35:497:07
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1813.35:487:08
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2013.45:477:09
2113.45:477:10
2213.45:467:10
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2413.45:457:11
2513.45:457:12
2613.55:457:12
2713.55:447:13
2813.55:447:13
2913.55:447:14
3013.55:447:14
3113.55:437:15

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.47 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 7.47 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
117.5Intense
127.5Intense
137.5Intense
147.5Intense
157.5Intense
167.5Intense
177.5Intense
187.5Intense
197.5Intense
207.5Intense
217.5Intense
227.5Intense
237.4Intense
247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.4Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pushkar

In seasonPeak

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

Pushkar sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is May a good time to visit Pushkar?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pushkar.

What to pack for Pushkar in May

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

In May, Pushkar sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pushkar 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 Pushkar peaks around June 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateJun 14UV 12Jan 1UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Pushkar 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 Pushkar is worst in December — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 45 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1976 µg/m³Oct 1045 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar46Poor
Apr46Poor
May62Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul63Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov73Unhealthy
Dec76Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pushkar?

Pushkar sits at 26.5°N, 74.6°E, 495 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Jaipur, 132 km away.

UdaipurFatehpur SikriAgraDelhiJaisalmerMultan

Topography around Pushkar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pushkar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 512 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m.

The land around Pushkar is covered by shrubs (33%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
407 m
16 km
495 m
80 km
676 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Jaipur 132 km · Jodhpur 156 km · Udaipur 228 km · Fatehpur Sikri 316 km · Agra 352 km · Delhi 357 km · Jaisalmer 365 km · Multan 510 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 Pushkar (26.4902°, 74.5521°, elevation 495 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).