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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 105°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 49°F at night. Precipitation totals about 5 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 3.0 inches while November barely receives 0.00 inches.
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 (°F) | 71 | 80 | 92 | 102 | 105 | 101 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 75 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 60 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 |
| Avg low (°F) | 49 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | — | 3.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 71 | 80 | 92 | 102 | 105 | 101 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 60 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 92 | 92 |
| Avg low (°F) | 49 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 82 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 93 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 85 | 75 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 |
| Avg low (°F) | 80 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | — | 3.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 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.