Annual mean 26°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
37.5 °C
Coldest
16.7 °C
Wettest
81%
Windiest
3.0 m/s
Prevailing
NW
2.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Vārānasi over the whole year is 26°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Vārānasi runs from May to September, peaking in July with a 64% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to November; November is the driest month, at 19%. Winds in Vārānasi are highest in May, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.7 m/s (3 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Vārānasi come in November, when the sky is typically 13% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Vārānasi climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
18°C
11°C
17°C
28%
40%
1.2 m/s
66
3
81
February
24°C
15°C
23°C
50%
24%
1.2 m/s
78
38
44
March
30°C
20°C
30°C
36%
24%
1.4 m/s
28
64
8
April
36°C
25°C
36°C
38%
23%
1.8 m/s
2
24
0
May
37°C
28°C
38°C
46%
28%
2.0 m/s
1
10
0
June
36°C
30°C
40°C
61%
48%
1.9 m/s
0
3
0
July
33°C
28°C
38°C
64%
72%
1.8 m/s
0
5
0
August
32°C
28°C
37°C
57%
73%
1.7 m/s
0
7
0
September
32°C
27°C
37°C
63%
62%
1.6 m/s
1
8
1
October
31°C
24°C
34°C
34%
30%
1.0 m/s
3
35
0
November
27°C
17°C
28°C
19%
13%
0.7 m/s
49
73
12
December
21°C
13°C
20°C
54%
28%
0.9 m/s
83
16
65
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Vārānasi weather by season
Year round, Vārānasi has days of about 18°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 37°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 30°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around November. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Vārānasi weather in winterDecember to February
High 21°CLow 13°CRain 44%
Winter in Vārānasi has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
Vārānasi weather in springMarch to May
High 34°CLow 24°CRain 40%
Spring in Vārānasi has typical daily highs of about 34°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 40% chance of rain on a given day.
Vārānasi weather in summerJune to August
High 33°CLow 29°CRain 61%
Summer in Vārānasi has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 29°C, with a 61% chance of rain on a given day.
Vārānasi weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 30°CLow 23°CRain 39%
Autumn in Vārānasi has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Vārānasi?
The rainy (wet) season in Vārānasi runs from May to September, peaking in July with a 64% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to November; November is the driest month, at 19%.
What time of year is Vārānasi windiest?
Winds in Vārānasi are highest in May, averaging 2.0 m/s (7 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.7 m/s (3 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Vārānasi year round?
The average temperature in Vārānasi over the whole year is 26°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.