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Jaisalmer
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
CountryIndia
RegionSoul of India
Best monthsJan–Feb, Dec
Nearest airportsJSA · Jaisalmer Airport · 5 km
About
Jaisalmer, nicknamed The Golden City, is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, located 575 kilometres west of the state capital Jaipur, in the heart of the Thar Desert. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer district.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
When to go
In Jaisalmer the warmest month is May (average high 42°) and the coolest is January (23°). Most rainy days come in July. Best months to visit: Jan–Feb, Dec.
Highlights
From OpenStreetMap records, by distance from the centre.
- Ashols general storeMuseum · 67 m
- Chandraprabhu templeSight · 69 m
- Adinath templeSight · 72 m
- Parshvanath templeSight · 80 m
- Sitelnath templeSight · 81 m
- Jaisalmer FortSight · 127 m
- Laxmi Narayan TempleSight · 156 m
- Ratneshwar Mahadev TempleSight · 167 m
- Canon viewpoint STPSight · 197 m
- Salim Singh-ki-HaveliSight · 416 m
- Nathmal-ki-HaveliSight · 458 m
- jaisalmerMuseum · 530 m
Average monthly temperature (°C)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 23 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 26 |
| Low | 9 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Rainy days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Climate data: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)