India
Jodhpur in December
🌫️ WinterPleasant and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why December scores 9.1What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.7
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (27°C highs / 11°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 0.5°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~1 mm rain)
- Air quality7.8
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~19 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.0
- ·Increased caution
| Dec | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.1 Excellent | 9.0 Excellent |
| Season | 🌫️ Winter | 🌫️ Winter |
| High / low | 27° / 11° | 27° / 12° |
| Rain | 1 mm | 5 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 1° | dew pt -1° |
| PM2.5 | 19 µg/m³ | 23 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Jodhpur weather-station normals. Rainfall: Jodhpur weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Christmas 25–27 Dec · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore JodhpurEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyRajasthan's 'Blue City', visited for Mehrangarh Fort, the blue-painted old town and desert culture on the edge of the Thar.
Goa Carnival / ChristmasAcross India
Beach parties, parades and midnight mass along Goa's coast.
Coming up later
HoliDate variesHindu calendar, usually March
The spring festival of colours.
Why go: Wear old clothes and protect cameras and phones.
Where: Across the city
Rajasthan International Folk Festival (RIFF)Date variesUsually October, around the Sharad Purnima full moon
Folk and world music performances held inside the fort.
Why go: Hotels fill quickly; book well in advance.
Where: Mehrangarh Fort
DiwaliDate variesHindu calendar, usually October or November
The festival of lights, with lamps, fireworks and decorated markets.
Why go: Markets are very busy in the days before.
Where: Across the city
Mehrangarh Fortgreat in Dec
A massive hilltop fort with palaces and a well-regarded museum.
💡 Visit in the morning before the midday heat.
Jaswant Thada
A white marble memorial to Maharaja Jaswant Singh II near the fort.
Blue old town
Lanes of blue-painted houses below the fort, best seen on foot.
Umaid Bhawan Palace
A 20th-century palace, part royal residence, part hotel, with a small museum.
Sardar Market and Clock Tower
The busy central market around the old clock tower.
Toorji Ka Jhalra
A restored 18th-century stepwell in the old city.
Mirchi bada
Large green chillies stuffed with spiced potato and deep-fried.
💡 Snack stalls around the Clock Tower
Pyaaz kachori
Flaky fried pastry filled with spiced onion.
💡 Old city sweet and snack shops
Makhaniya lassi
A thick, rich lassi topped with cream and saffron.
💡 Lassi shops near the Clock Tower
Dal baati churma
Baked wheat balls with lentils and a sweet crumbled wheat dish.
💡 Rajasthani thali restaurants
Laal maas
A fiery Rajasthani mutton curry with red chillies.
💡 Non-vegetarian restaurants
Bandhani textiles
Tie-dyed fabrics and scarves typical of Rajasthan.
💡 Sardar Market
Mojari shoes
Embroidered leather slip-on shoes.
💡 Old city shoe shops
Spices
Rajasthani chilli and spice mixes.
💡 Spice shops around the Clock Tower
Antique-style furniture and handicrafts
Carved wood and metalwork reproductions, a local speciality.
💡 Handicraft emporia on the city outskirts
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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