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Varanasi, India climate
BWh Hot desert
Varanasi has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 40°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 9°C at night. Precipitation totals about 119 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 76 mm while November barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Varanasi climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 | — | 76 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 40 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 28 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | — | 76 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 33 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 38 | 65 | 82 | 79 | 60 | 26 | 18 | 25 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 45 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 43 | 73 | 82 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 48 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 33 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 38 | 65 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 45 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 43 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 82 | 79 | 60 | 26 | 18 | 25 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 73 | 82 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 48 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Lal Bahadur Shastri Varanasi Intl, a weather station, about 21 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.