Jodhpur weather in December

December in Jodhpur: warm, dry — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Jodhpur🇮🇳 India · Northern India & Pakistan · City87
  1. 92Jan
  2. 89Feb
  3. 76Mar
  4. 47Apr
  5. 31May
  6. 34Jun
  7. 41Jul
  8. 51Aug
  9. 57Sep
  10. 64Oct
  11. 82Nov
  12. 87Dec

#3 of 12 months in Jodhpur · #213 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 87/100 (tier A)

Days
27°C
Nights
11°C
Wet days
0
Sun
9.5 h
Humidity
49%
Daylight
11 h
Jodhpur, India
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Traveller notes on Jodhpur in December

Jodhpur's forum calls December the best time to visit the city — sunny, pleasant days in the low 20s°C, but genuinely cold nights that can drop toward freezing by year's end. Regulars are consistent that a long-sleeve shirt and trousers cover midday comfortably, while a proper jacket or shawl is essential for evenings, when outdoor dining can turn cold fast.
Tripadvisor community · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Jodhpur

Regulars are specific daytime temperatures in this city commonly reach 30 to 35C, genuinely dry heat rather than the humid kind, with landing in the first couple of weeks the standard advice for beating the worst of it before the month's later heat builds. Our row backs that hot, genuinely dry read, 34.4C reading as a hot 33C, over 18.6C nights feeling 16C, with rain essentially absent, 3.2mm across under a day, and humidity down to just 30 percent. Regulars are consistent late in the month brings meaningfully better hotel rates and thinner crowds than the October-through-February peak season, the tradeoff being real afternoon heat by then. Sun protection and a slower midday pace remain the standard advice throughout. The record: 10.9 hours of sun, a 15.7 kph wind and AQI 71.
DryHeatFirstWeeksBestLateMonthCheaper · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Regulars call this one of the best months to visit Rajasthan, describing days warm enough for a single shirt and nights that turn properly nippy - a pattern that sharpens as the month goes on, late November running noticeably colder in the evenings than its start. Our row carries a warmer daytime figure than some individual trip reports remember, 32C reading as 31C, though the overnight side matches closely at 15.5C. Rain has essentially stopped, 4.2mm across well under a day, and the air is dry at 45.3 percent humidity - the desert making itself felt in the temperature swing between an afternoon in the sun and an evening at the fort. The record: 9.9 hours of sun, an 11.9 kph wind and AQI 99.
ShirtByDayLayersByEvening · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Jodhpur-forum threads asking if early May is simply too hot get a consistent answer: yes, genuinely, with temperatures regularly clearing 40C, but posters call it manageable rather than a reason to skip the visit entirely if a traveler plans around it. The standing advice is the same across threads - schedule the fort and old-city walking for early morning or evening, book a hotel and car with reliable air conditioning, treat 11am-4pm as strictly indoor time. Regulars describe the heat as intensely dry rather than humid, more bearable than a muggier climate at the same temperature. April through August gets flagged as the season to avoid for anyone with flexible dates. The record: a blistering 41.6C by day feeling like 41C, 27.9C nights, essentially no precipitation at all, a bone-dry 31 percent humidity and 11.9 hours of sun - among the hottest entries on this destination's whole calendar.
MehrangarhMayRegular · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
February sits inside the October-to-March window Rajasthan regulars name, and their description of the day is two climates: a little hot in the middle of it, genuinely cold early morning and late evening, with a jacket or something woollen needed at both ends. Our row for Jodhpur is exactly that shape - 29.6C by day against 13.1C at night, at 36 percent humidity, which is desert air doing what desert air does. Rain is effectively zero, 0.6mm across 0.1 days. It is also peak season, so the forts and the old city are busy. The record: feels-like 27C by day and 10C at night, 10.3 hours of sun and AQI 83.
HotByDayWoollenByNight · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Jodhpur climate normals — December

Daytime high27°C / 81°F🌤 warm
Nighttime low11°C / 52°F
Feels like (high)25°C / 77°F
Rainfall1 mm / 0 in☀️ dry
Rainy days0 days
Humidity49%🍃 comfortable
Dew point7°C / 44°F
Sunshine9.5 h/day
Daylight10.5 h
Wind13 km/h / 8 mph
Air quality (US AQI)99🙂 moderate

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Jodhpur in December

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsDesert touring season, Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break in India(estimated)

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Best months for Jodhpur's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Best weatherJodhpur's weather peaks December–February, best around January.

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What's on in Jodhpur in December

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    Desert touring season

    15 Oct – 15 MarDry seasonCrowded

    The five months the coaches run the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur–Udaipur line. Mornings are cold enough for a jacket on the ramparts and the light on the blue houses is at its best.

  • Season

    Destination wedding season

    1 Nov – 28 FebClosuresBook early

    The palace hotels take whole-property bookings through the winter, and Umaid Bhawan and parts of Mehrangarh close to everyone else at short notice. Check before you build a trip around one of them.

  • Holiday

    Christmas to New Year rush

    22 Dec – 2 Jan · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

    The week from Christmas to New Year is India's busiest holiday stretch: schools and many offices break, domestic travellers pour into hill stations, heritage towns and resorts, and hotels charge peak rates, often with a New Year's Eve dinner surcharge. Book early. Source ↗

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Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Jodhpur — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Jodhpur in December — FAQ

Is December a good time to visit Jodhpur?
December in Jodhpur: warm, dry — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #3 of 12 months for Jodhpur on SeasonMap's comfort score (87/100).
What is the weather like in Jodhpur in December?
In December, Jodhpur averages a daily high of 27.2°C and a low of 11.1°C, with about 1.1 mm of rain over roughly 0.2 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Jodhpur in December?
Jodhpur has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 99 in December.

Within 300 km: Udaipur's Shilpgram Utsav on 21–30 Dec, and Jaipur's Christmas to New Year rush around 22 Dec – 2 Jan.