Geography and Climate
Udaipur is located at 24°35′N 73°41′E / 24.58°N 73.68°E / 24.58; 73.68. It has an average elevation of 598.00 m (1,962 ft). It is located in the southern region of Rajasthan and is close to Gujarat. It has five major lakes, which are under restoration with funds provided by the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) of the Government of India:
- Fateh Sagar Lake
- Rangsagar Lake
- Pichola Lake
- Swaroopsagar Lake
- Dudh Talai Lake
- Udaisagar Lake
Udaipur's autumn / winter climate is the most appealing time to pay her a visit. Tourists arrive in numbers, anytime between mid-September to late March or early April. Even in January, the coldest month, the days are bright, sunny and warm with maximum temperature around 28.3 °C (82.9 °F). Mornings, evenings and nights are cold with minimum temperature around 11.6 °C (52.9 °F) especially if there is a slight breeze in the air.
| Climate data for Udaipur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.8 (103.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 3.5 (0.138) |
2.0 (0.079) |
1.2 (0.047) |
6.6 (0.26) |
18.2 (0.717) |
92.7 (3.65) |
188.8 (7.433) |
205.1 (8.075) |
96.2 (3.787) |
19.1 (0.752) |
17.2 (0.677) |
3.6 (0.142) |
654.3 (25.76) |
| Source: IMD | |||||||||||||
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