Watering gardens in Jaipur

Water today

It is 2 days since any rain reached the roots.

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Has it rained enough in Jaipur?

Rain soaked properly in 2 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.

Jaipur has had 58.9mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal September here brings 70.2mm, so the ground is roughly where it should be for the time of year.

Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Reached the roots Rain that did not 7 days of 14
Thirty years

Rain in Jaipur through a normal year

Across a normal year Jaipur gets about 548.2mm of rain, most of it in July (176.5mm) and least in December (4.2mm).

A normal September in Jaipur has rain on 13 days. Only 8 of them bring enough to reach a root.

That makes Jaipur the driest place this site covers in India in September — 70.2mm against Mumbai's 312mm at the other end.

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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What it means

What that means for what you grow

  • Pots and hanging basketsWorst hit, and first to suffer. Very little soil, fully exposed, and nothing to fall back on — in this weather they can empty in a day.
  • Salad and leafy vegShallow-rooted and quick to bolt once they run dry. First priority of anything in the ground.
  • Beds and bordersA long soak that reaches the roots is worth more than a daily sprinkle, which only wets the surface and is gone by lunchtime.
  • Established shrubs and treesFine as they are. They draw from far deeper than a dry spell reaches.