South Asia & Indian Ocean · Nature travel

Best time to visit Jaisalmer

Mid Nov–Late Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.1°C, with 0.2 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Jaisalmer
Photo: Clément Bardot (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Jaisalmer season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 99.0)Mid Jan: Best (season score 98.3)Late Jan: Best (season score 98.7)Early Feb: Best (season score 98.1)Mid Feb: Best (season score 93.7)Late Feb: Best (season score 87.6)Early Mar: Great (season score 84.5)Mid Mar: Good (season score 71.1)Late Mar: Okay (season score 55.9)Early Apr: Fair (season score 40.8)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 31.2)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 17.3)Early May: Avoid (season score 12.2)Mid May: Avoid (season score 4.2)Late May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 6.9)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 4.7)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 3.0)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 11.0)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 16.4)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 18.4)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 26.5)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 32.2)Late Aug: Fair (season score 33.7)Early Sep: Fair (season score 36.0)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 39.4)Late Sep: Okay (season score 44.8)Early Oct: Okay (season score 45.1)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 53.6)Late Oct: Good (season score 66.4)Early Nov: Great (season score 76.9)Mid Nov: Best (season score 91.2)Late Nov: Best (season score 97.1)Early Dec: Best (season score 98.1)Mid Dec: Best (season score 99.3)Late Dec: Best (season score 100.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest24.1°C0.220.1%
FebruaryBest28.8°C0.321.3%
MarchGood34.3°C0.423.6%
AprilFair39.9°C0.522.3%
MayAvoid42.7°C0.920.5%
JuneAvoid41.5°C1.530.0%
JulyOff-season38.9°C2.553.2%
AugustFair37.1°C2.348.7%
SeptemberFair37.5°C1.229.5%
OctoberOkay36.9°C0.313.4%
NovemberBest31.6°C0.212.4%
DecemberBest26.4°C0.115.1%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Jaisalmer?
Mid Nov–Late Feb. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.1°C, with 0.2 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Jaisalmer?
Early May–Early Jul is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 41.8°C, with 1.3 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Jaisalmer?
July, August, with about 2.5 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: JAISALMER(2 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.