India
Udaipur in May
🔥 Pre-monsoon summerVery hot and mostly dry. Watch for extreme heat risk.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · sunglasses & hat
Why May scores 6.6What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort5.9
- !Very hot (40°C highs / 26°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 10.7°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~11 mm rain)
- Air quality7.6
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~21 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards7.0
- !Extreme heat: Average daily high 40°C
- Safety baseline7.0
- ·Increased caution
| May | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 6.6 Good | 9.1 Excellent |
| Season | 🔥 Pre-monsoon summer | 🌫️ Winter |
| High / low | 40° / 26° | 28° / 10° |
| Rain | 11 mm | 1 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 11° | dew pt -1° |
| PM2.5 | 21 µg/m³ | 17 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Udaipur Airport weather-station normals. Rainfall: Udaipur Airport weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Eid al-Adha 15–17 May · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Buddha Purnima (20 May)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore UdaipurEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyThe 'City of Lakes' in Rajasthan, India, known for palaces on and around Lake Pichola and its Rajput royal heritage.
No major events on our calendar for May.
Coming up later
DiwaliDate variesHindu calendar — usually October or November
The festival of lights, with lamps on palaces and ghats.
Why go: Very atmospheric, but hotels are busy and fireworks are loud.
Where: Across the city
Mewar FestivalDate variesUsually March or April, alongside Gangaur
A spring festival with processions of women carrying Gangaur idols to the lake.
Why go: A colourful celebration of local traditions around the lake.
Where: Gangaur Ghat and Lake Pichola
HoliDate variesHindu calendar — usually March
The festival of colours, with a bonfire ceremony the night before.
Why go: Expect to be covered in colour; wear old clothes.
Where: Across the city; the royal Holika Dahan at the City Palace
City Palace
A huge palace complex of courtyards and balconies above Lake Pichola, partly a museum.
Lake Pichola boat ride
Boat trips past Jag Mandir and the Lake Palace hotel.
💡 Sunset rides are the most popular; lake levels depend on the monsoon.
Jagdish Temple
A 17th-century Hindu temple with intricate carvings near the City Palace.
Bagore ki Haveli
A lakeside mansion museum that hosts an evening folk dance show.
Sajjangarh (Monsoon Palace)
A hilltop palace with views over the city and lakes.
Saheliyon ki Bari
An 18th-century garden with fountains and marble pavilions.
Dal baati churma
Baked wheat balls with lentils and a sweet crumbled wheat dessert, a Rajasthani classic.
💡 Local thali restaurants
Laal maas
A fiery red mutton curry from Rajasthan.
💡 Rajasthani restaurants
Gatte ki sabzi
Gram-flour dumplings in a yoghurt curry.
💡 Thali restaurants
Kachori
Fried pastries filled with spiced lentils or onion.
💡 Street stalls, especially for breakfast
Miniature paintings
Detailed paintings in the Mewar school tradition.
💡 Art shops around the City Palace
Block-printed and bandhani textiles
Hand-printed and tie-dyed fabrics from Rajasthan.
💡 Hathi Pol and Bada Bazaar
Puppets
Rajasthani string puppets (kathputli).
💡 Craft shops