Mehrangarh
Mehrangarh is a fort in Jodhpur and is a State Protected Monument. It is one of the 120 sights of India listed on this site and is ranked 66th among the country's sights in terms of English Wikipedia lookups.
Planning a visit
The best time to visit is between January and March or November and December, when temperatures are cooler with daily highs between 24 °C and 30 °C. From May to June, daily highs reach 39 °C to 40 °C, and July is the wettest month with about 134 mm of rain. Entry to the fort costs ₹ 600.
Jodhpur Airport is 6 km away, and the site is 487 km from the capital, New Delhi. You can combine a visit to Mehrangarh with a trip to the Umaid Bhawan Palace, which is 3.4 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is May, with an average high of 40 °C. The wettest is July, with about 134 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 24 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 25 |
| Average low, °C | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Rainfall, mm | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 134 | 119 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Rainy days | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
