Last updated: October 2026 · Method: built from published site information and recurring traveller reports; figures approximate, verify on site.
October to February is the best window for Pushkar, and November’s Camel Fair is both the highlight and the sharpest price spike of the year.
Timing a Pushkar trip raises the same best-time-to-visit question as any Rajasthan city; the season table below sorts it.
By season
| Season | Months | Character | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter (Oct-Feb) | The season-opening to peak | Best weather + the Camel Fair (Nov) | |||
| Summer (Mar-Jun) | The heat build | Empty, hot, cheapest | |||
| Monsoon (Jul-Sep) | The brief green | Lush fringe, thin crowds |
The fair exception matters most: November doubles the population and triples the prices, as the booking calendar shows.
Within that window, the choices are simple. Early October is warm but workable; November brings the fair, a doubled town and tripled room rates, so book months ahead or skip the dates entirely; December and January are cool, quiet and cheapest of the good months. Summer from March to June is genuinely hot and empties the town, which suits budget travellers who can handle the heat. The monsoon months green the hills around the valley and thin the crowds further, though trekking trails turn slippery after rain.