Udaipur weather in May

May in Udaipur: sweltering, dry — not the time — 40°C afternoons.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Udaipur🇮🇳 India · Northern India & Pakistan · City42
  1. 92Jan
  2. 88Feb
  3. 81Mar
  4. 58Apr
  5. 42May
  6. 48Jun
  7. 45Jul
  8. 50Aug
  9. 62Sep
  10. 75Oct
  11. 85Nov
  12. 90Dec

#12 of 12 months in Udaipur · #1345 of 1413 destinations to visit in May · comfort 42/100 (tier F)

Days
39°C
Nights
25°C
Wet days
3
Sun
11.9 h
Humidity
37%
Daylight
13 h
Udaipur, India
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Traveller notes on Udaipur in May

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.
WarmHotDaysCoolNightsLittleRain · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
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.
CoolMorningsHotByNoon · March · 1 month ago · Read more on tripadvisor.in ↗
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.
AShirtByDayAJacketByNight · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
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.
ColdEndsBeforeTheDayStarts · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Udaipur climate normals — May

Daytime high39°C / 103°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low25°C / 77°F
Feels like (high)40°C / 104°F
Rainfall22 mm / 0.9 in☀️ dry
Rainy days3 days
Humidity37%🌵 dry
Dew point14°C / 58°F
Sunshine11.9 h/day
Daylight13.3 h
Wind16 km/h / 10 mph
Air quality (US AQI)62🙂 moderate

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

Crowds in Udaipur in May

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.

BusySummer vacation (north & east) in India(estimated)

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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).

Toughest weatherUdaipur's weather peaks December–February, best around January.

May coincides with Pre-monsoon heat.

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What's on in Udaipur in May

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

  • Hazard

    Pre-monsoon heat

    25 Apr – 20 Jun · usuallyExtreme heat

    The Aravallis hold the heat in the bowl the city sits in, and in a dry year the lakes are low enough to walk out on. Rooftop restaurants are unusable until well after sunset. Source ↗

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Udaipur in May — FAQ

Is May a good time to visit Udaipur?
May in Udaipur: sweltering, dry — not the time — 40°C afternoons. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Udaipur on SeasonMap's comfort score (42/100).
What is the weather like in Udaipur in May?
In May, Udaipur averages a daily high of 39.3°C and a low of 25.2°C, with about 22.3 mm of rain over roughly 2.8 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Udaipur in May?
Udaipur has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 62 in May.