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Rajasthan Climate
One of India’s most arid regions, Rajasthan is known for its
scorching summers. Barring the marginally cooler hills of the Aravali
Ranges, temperatures in most parts of the state hit- and exceed-
the 40 c mark during summer. Summers are also the time when hot
dry desert winds sweep through the area, making conditions fairly
uncomfortable. Summers are followed by the monsoon (between July
and September), which is unusually scanty, except in the cool Aravali
highlands and the semi-tropical south-western region of Rajasthan,
which in comparison to the rest of the state, receives considerably
more precipitation and is subsequently cooler and more humid.
Rajasthan’s winters are relatively mild, with temperatures
hovering between 22’C and 8’C.
The climate in this desert state can be divided into four main
seasons: the pre-monsoon (the hottest period, April to June),
the monsoon (July to September, when the humidity peaks and the
temperature drops somewhat), the post-monsoon (October to December
and the winter (January to March). Average temperatures for the
season are:
Summer (April-June)24’C-33.7’C Monsoon(July-September):
25’C-31’C. Winter (January-March) 21.3’C-32.2’C.
Average Rainfall: About 100 mm annually in the Western desert
areas: about 650 mm annually in the south-eastern parts of the
state.
Rajasthan’s hot, arid summers make it virtually impossible
to visit this state between April and June, when the blistering
rays of the sun combine with low humidity to make travelling very
uncomfortable. About the only places that are worth visiting during
summers are the ones which either have plenty of water or lie
in the cooler Aravali hills-such as Rajasthan’s sole hill
station, Mount Abu, or the ‘City of Lake’, Udaipur.
The monsoon moths, from July to September, bring the desert to
life and are a great time to tour Rajasthan. The best time, however,
is winter-between October and April-when the weather’s at
its best and there’s a string of colorful festival and fairs
being held all across the state.
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