Jaipur November — camels at the Pushkar Fair with the Aravalli hills in the background

Jaipur · India

November

The best month — Pushkar Camel Fair, perfect weather, and Jaipur firing on every cylinder.

Best match

#1 of 12 months

November is one of the best times to visit Jaipur.

Climate

High

27.8°C

Low

12.6°C

Rain

9mm

Sun

8.9hrs/day

30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5

How November scores in Jaipur

Weather
Perfect
Value
Average
Crowds
Average
Events
Perfect
Atmosphere
Perfect

What you gain in November

  • The Pushkar Camel Fair (Kartik Mela, 5 days in late November determined by the Hindu lunar calendar, held at Pushkar 145km from Jaipur) is one of the world's great spectacles: 50,000+ camels, 200,000 traders and pilgrims, camel races, cattle trading, and the sacred Pushkar Lake ghats with their evening aarti ceremonies. The combination of the trading fair and the religious festival — Pushkar is one of India's holiest cities — makes this an unrepeatable event. Jaipur is the natural base for most visitors attending Pushkar.
  • November weather is the pinnacle of Rajasthan travel conditions. At 27–28°C highs and 12°C comfortable evenings, every monument, every bazaar, and every rooftop restaurant is accessible in ideal conditions. The Hawa Mahal in the pink morning light of November, the Amber Fort courtyard in the late afternoon sun — these are the images that define Jaipur photography and November delivers the light quality that makes them.
  • The Amber Fort sound-and-light show (evenings, year-round but best in November's clear, cool air) runs in English, Hindi, and French and narrates Rajput history against the illuminated fort façade. At ₹200–₹295 per person, it is extraordinary value and one of the best light shows in India.

What you sacrifice

  • November is peak season and prices are at or near their January maximums. The Pushkar Fair period specifically creates acute accommodation pressure across Jaipur and Pushkar simultaneously — heritage hotels and boutique properties book out 3–4 months in advance for Pushkar dates. Rates at the Rambagh Palace and Jai Mahal Palace match January's JLF premiums.
  • The Pushkar Fair itself is crowded, commercial, and requires navigating significant tourist-focused pricing. The camels are real, the trading is real, but the experience is increasingly packaged for international visitors. Going with realistic expectations about the balance between authentic fair and tourist production is important.

November in other destinations

Lisbon (16.8°C)Barcelona (16.5°C)Tokyo (16.6°C)Bali (30.8°C)Santorini (17.5°C)Paris (10.5°C)New York (11°C)Marrakech (21.3°C)Amsterdam (9.2°C)Maldives (30°C)Rome (15.5°C)Bangkok (30.2°C)Istanbul (13.8°C)Vienna (7.8°C)Seoul (10.4°C)Dubrovnik (15.4°C)Rio de Janeiro (28.8°C)Kyoto (16.9°C)Phuket (31.7°C)Cape Town (23.7°C)Prague (7°C)Amalfi Coast (16°C)Mexico City (22°C)Medellín (27°C)Fiji (29°C)London (11°C)Sydney (24°C)Iceland (4°C)Tulum (29°C)Dubai (29°C)Singapore (31°C)Hoi An (27°C)Chiang Mai (29°C)Miami (27.2°C)Florence (13.6°C)Queenstown (18.5°C)Madrid (13°C)Porto (17°C)Edinburgh (9°C)Copenhagen (8°C)Budapest (9°C)Kraków (6°C)Tbilisi (11°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (25°C)Osaka (16°C)Goa (32°C)Cusco (21°C)Buenos Aires (26°C)Mykonos (17°C)Zanzibar (30°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (29°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (18°C)Seville (18°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (29°C)Havana (27°C)Split (15°C)Taipei (23°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (20°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (28°C)Cappadocia (12°C)Dominican Republic (29°C)Jamaica (30°C)Tanzania (26°C)Seychelles (29°C)Nepal (21°C)Jordan (19°C)Azores (19°C)Bora Bora (29°C)Los Angeles (22.1°C)Cairo (25.3°C)Kenya (25.8°C)Las Vegas (20.5°C)San Francisco (16.5°C)Madeira (21.5°C)Vancouver (9.2°C)Muscat (31.2°C)Lima (21.5°C)Cinque Terre (15°C)Kotor (15°C)Tel Aviv (22°C)Santiago (26°C)Bogotá (18°C)Bruges (9.4°C)Penang (30.8°C)Lombok (31.2°C)Cape Verde (27.5°C)Fez (19.8°C)Kerala (31°C)Kigali (26°C)Hong Kong (23°C)Oslo (5°C)Auckland (20°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Jaipur, not across destinations. Methodology →