The climate is very hot during the summer months (May to July) and cool to chilly in winter (November to February), with brief monsoonal rains during July and August. Even during summer, the nights are quite cool which is typical of the desert.
The best time to visit is between October and April.
However, tourists have been arriving more and more in the summer to take advantage of the off-season discounts. Since the hotel rooms can be air-conditioned as well as our touring car, you should not rule out the summer months if you can handle a little heat.
Bring cool cottons for daywear, light woolens for the evenings (a warm jacket if you plan to spend a night on the sand dunes), a couple of pairs of shoes, shorts, sunglasses, sunscreen, camera and lots of film.
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| Rajasthan Festivals & Fairs 2009 |
| Camel Festival,
Bikaner |
10-11 January |
| Brij Festival,
Bharatpur |
02-04 February |
| Nagaur Cattle
Fair |
02-05 February |
| Baneshwar Fair,
Hanumangarh |
05-09 February |
| Desert Festival,
Jaisalmer |
07-09 February |
| Alwar Festival,
Alwar |
13-15 February |
| Elephant
Festival, Jaipur |
10 March |
| Shitla Ashtmi,
Jaipur |
19 March |
| Mewar Festival,
Udaipur |
23 March |
| Keladevi Fair,
Karauli |
29-30 March |
| Gangaur Fair,
Jaipur |
29-30 March |
| Mahaveerji Fair,
Mahaveerji |
03-09 April |
| Summer Festival,
Mount Abu |
07-09 May |
| Teej Fair,
Jaipur |
24-25 July |
| Gogamedi Fair,
Ganganagar |
5 August - 4 September |
| Kajli Teej,
Bundi |
8-9 August |
| Ramdeora Fair,
Jaisalmer |
29-30 August |
| Dussehra
Festival, Kota |
26-28 September |
| Marwar Festival,
Jodhpur |
03-04 October |
| Pushkar Fair,
Ajmer |
25 October - 2 November |
| Kolayat Fair,
Bikaner |
29 October - 7 November |
| Chandrabhaga
Fair, Jhalawar |
01-03 November |
| Winter Festival,
Mount Abu |
29-31 December |
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Rajasthan Festivals & Fairs 2010 |
| Camel Festival,
Bikaner |
31 Dec. '09 - 1 Jan. 2010 |
| Baneshwar Fair,
Hanumangarh |
26-30 January |
| Desert Festival,
Jaisalmer |
28-30 January |
| Brij Festival,
Bharatpur |
02-04 February |
| Alwar Festival,
Alwar |
12-14 February |
| Nagaur Cattle
Fair, Nagaur |
22-25 February |
| Elephant
Festival, Jaipur |
28 February |
| Shitla Ashtmi,
Jaipur |
8 March |
| Mewar Festival,
Udaipur |
12 March |
| Keladevi Fair,
Karauli |
18-19 March |
| Gangaur Fair,
Jaipur |
18-19 March |
| Mahaveerji Fair,
Mahaveerji |
24-30 March |
| Summer Festival,
Mount Abu |
26-28 May |
| Teej Fair,
Jaipur |
12-23 August |
| Gogamedi Fair,
Ganganagar |
24 August - 23 September |
| Kajli Teej,
Bundi |
26-27 August |
| Ramdeora Fair,
Jaisalmer |
17-18 September |
| Dussehra
Festival, Kota |
15-17 October |
| Marwar Festival,
Jodhpur |
21-22 October |
| Pushkar Fair,
Ajmer |
12-21 November |
| Kolayat Fair,
Bikaner |
17-26 November |
| Chandrabhaga
Fair, Jhalawar |
20-22 November |
| Winter Festival,
Mount Abu |
29-31 December |
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