Udaipur weather in December
December in Udaipur: warm, dry, with poor air quality — fine if you can take poor air.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#2 of 12 months in Udaipur · #114 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 90/100 (tier S)
- Days
- 25°C
- Nights
- 10°C
- Wet days
- 1
- Sun
- 9.6 h
- Humidity
- 56%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Traveller notes on Udaipur in December
Udaipur's forum rates December among the best months to visit — pleasant, sunny afternoons in the low-to-mid 20s°C, but genuinely cold mornings and nights that can dip toward 7-10°C. Regulars' standard packing list includes a proper sweater or shawl for early morning and evening, alongside sunglasses for the bright winter sun.
Other months in Udaipur
Regulars are specific this month reads as very nice overall, warm to hot days against cool nights and genuinely little rain, the later into October a trip lands the cooler and drier conditions tend to get. Our row backs that hot, genuinely dry read, 32.7C reading as a hot 34C, over 19.3C nights feeling 20C, with rain light at 37mm across 3.7 days and humidity at 58 percent. Regulars are consistent mid-October specifically gets singled out as tourist-friendly and pleasant enough to explore the whole city on foot. Sunscreen, a hat and steady hydration remain the standard advice given how strong the midday sun still is. The record: 10.1 hours of sun, a 10.3 kph wind and AQI 72.
Regulars describe a real daily arc rather than one number for the day: little chill and sweet, comfortable winds in the early morning, building to genuinely hot by noon - tourist-friendly overall, but AC accommodation is specifically recommended from the middle of the month onward. Our row backs the building heat, 33C reading as a hot 32C, over 16.2C nights, with rain almost absent, 4.9mm across 1.6 days, and humidity down to a dry 33 percent. Regulars are consistent that fort and monument visits are best scheduled for the cooler morning hours rather than midday, when the heat becomes the main obstacle to sightseeing. The record: 11.1 hours of sun, a 13.3 kph wind and AQI 68.
Regulars rank November with February as the best month for Rajasthan, and the reason is a day that works in a single shirt and a night that does not. They give 22 to 28C for the last week of November into the first week of December, cool at dawn and after dark, and are careful that the end of the month is colder than the start. Our row gives 29.4C days against 14C nights, a fifteen-degree swing at 52 percent humidity, with rain effectively finished at 7.8mm on a single day. The figure they never mention is the air, which reads AQI 98 here in November - the cost of the season everyone recommends. The record: 9.9 hours of sun and a 9.7 kph wind.
Regulars bracket mid-February in Udaipur at 14 to 33C and call it a good time to come; our row's 11.7C night under a 28.7C day sits just inside that, and the gap between the two is the whole character of a Rajasthani February. Mornings and evenings are genuinely cool - 11.7C reads as 10C - and the middle of the day is pleasant rather than hot, at 41 percent humidity. November to February is the window they name, with September to March the wider good stretch. Rain is effectively absent: 0.5mm across 0.3 precipitation days. Their standing recommendation is a boat on Lake Pichola towards sunset, for the palaces and Jagmandir from the water. The record: 10.5 hours of sun, a 12.1 kph wind and AQI 76.
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Udaipur climate normals — December
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Udaipur 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 crowdsShilpgram Utsav, Christmas to New Year rush, Winter break in India(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Udaipur'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 weatherUdaipur's weather peaks December–February, best around January.
December includes Shilpgram Utsav.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Udaipur in December
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Destination wedding season
1 Nov – 28 FebClosuresBook earlyThe lake palaces and the havelis take whole-property bookings all winter, and a hotel you booked months ago can turn out to be closed to non-guests for three days. Confirm before you build a trip around one.
- Festival
Shilpgram Utsav
21–30 DecArts festivalCrowdedTen days at the crafts village outside town, with several hundred artisans and folk performers from western India and a crowd in the hundreds of thousands. Cheap, chaotic and the real thing. Source ↗
- Holiday
Christmas to New Year rush
22 Dec – 2 Jan · usuallyChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook earlyThe 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 ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Udaipur — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
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Udaipur in December — FAQ
- Is December a good time to visit Udaipur?
- December in Udaipur: warm, dry, with poor air quality — fine if you can take poor air. It ranks #2 of 12 months for Udaipur on SeasonMap's comfort score (90/100).
- What is the weather like in Udaipur in December?
- In December, Udaipur averages a daily high of 25.3°C and a low of 9.9°C, with about 5 mm of rain over roughly 0.7 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Udaipur in December?
- Udaipur has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 101 in December.
Within 300 km: Jodhpur's Desert touring season on 15 Oct – 15 Mar.