Last updated: October 2026 · Method: desk research across published sources and visitor reports; nothing first-hand, confirm locally.
October is Jaipur’s season-opening month: the monsoon has retreated, daytime heat has softened into the high twenties Celsius, and the festival calendar begins, making it the good-value month before the December crowd arrives.
The weather
The month runs warm rather than hot, with the evenings finally comfortable, the same October pattern across Rajasthan. Early October can still carry a hot spell and late October the first cool nights, per the climate record; pack for both ends. The month-by-month weather guide carries the averages.
The festivals
Navratri and Diwali fall in or near October most years, and Diwali in Jaipur is a genuine spectacle, with the old city markets lit through the festival week. Temple towns fill, the festival calendar runs statewide, and the Jaipur festival calendar lists the local dates, which shift annually with the lunar reckoning.
Booking and crowds
- Rates open below the December peak, the season-opening window for the better hotels.
- Outdoor sightseeing hours are comfortable all day; the outdoor approach applies without the midday caution of summer.
- Book Diwali week early; that single week behaves like peak season.