Climate
The climate of Jodhpur is generally hot and semi-arid, but with a rainy season from late June to September (Köppen BWhw). Although the average rainfall is around 450 millimetres (18 in), it is extraordinarily variable. In the famine year of 1899, Jodhpur received only 24 millimetres (0.94 in), but in the flood year 1917 it received as much as 1,178 millimetres (46.4 in).
Temperatures are extreme throughout the period from March to October, except when monsoonal rain produces thick clouds to lower it slightly. In the months of April, May and June, high temperatures routinely exceed 40 degrees Celsius. During the monsoon season, average temperatures decrease slightly. However, the city's generally low humidity rises and this adds to the normal discomfort from the heat.
| Climate data for Jodhpur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
27.8 (82.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
38.4 (101.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
40.1 (104.2) |
36 (97) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35 (95) |
36 (97) |
31.5 (88.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
19.81 (67.65) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 10.2 (0.402) |
4.8 (0.189) |
3.9 (0.154) |
5.1 (0.201) |
66.1 (2.602) |
35.1 (1.382) |
120.8 (4.756) |
128.9 (5.075) |
57.6 (2.268) |
8.1 (0.319) |
2.6 (0.102) |
1.6 (0.063) |
444.8 (17.512) |
| Source: Jodhpur Climate | |||||||||||||
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