IPL Franchise Weather Playbook

Rajasthan Royals Weather Playbook: Sawai Mansingh Stadium and Rajasthan Desert Heat

By Kevin Roth, sports meteorologist. Weather guide for sports fans and bettors.

Home advantage

Rajasthan Royals play at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan, with secondary matches at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Open-air Rajasthan setting with extreme desert heat during IPL season and dust storm risk.

Road environments

IPL road environments span coastal Mumbai and Chennai humidity, Delhi extreme heat, Bengaluru elevation, Kolkata humidity.

Weather angle

Rajasthan desert heat is extreme. Dust storms (andhi) from the Thar Desert are a real weather variable. Pre-monsoon thunderstorms bring occasional delays from mid-April onward.