Jodhpur
City in India: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Jodhpur, India, Panorama of Jodhpur 3: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Jodhpur is a city in India, in Rajasthan. About 1.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 47th largest city of India in our atlas.
It lies at 26.27° N, 73.01° E, about 237 m (778 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Kolkata time zone.
Location
Red dot: Jodhpur. Green dots: other major cities of India. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Jodhpur has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 42°C (107°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 7°C (45°F). Around 355 mm (14 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in IndiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Jaipur · 286 km
- Kota · 307 km
- Ahmedabad · 362 km
- Vadodara · 441 km
- Najafgarh · 473 km
- Indore · 484 km
- Faridabad · 490 km
- Rājkot · 493 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1268865 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q200019 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Jodhpur, India, Panorama of Jodhpur 3: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Umaid Bhawan Palace long short: Prashantkovhal, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sculptural Gallery (2) - Jodhpur Govt Museum: Fengwen Lin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mehrangarh RaoJodhaDNP DSC0158: T. R. Shankar Raman, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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