Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is May, averaging a high of 40°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 10°C.
Varanasi, or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. The city also has a syncretic tradition of Islamic artisanship that underpins its religious tourism. via Wikipedia
Varanasi average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is July (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°C | 10°C | 0 mm |
| February | 27°C | 13°C | 0 mm |
| March | 33°C | 18°C | 0 mm |
| April | 39°C | 23°C | 0 mm |
| May | 40°C | 27°C | 0 mm |
| June | 38°C | 29°C | 5 mm |
| July | 33°C | 27°C | 10 mm |
| August | 32°C | 27°C | 8 mm |
| September | 32°C | 26°C | 8 mm |
| October | 32°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| November | 29°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
| December | 24°C | 12°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 47°C on 1995-06-15
- Coldest day on record: 4°C on 2003-01-09
Percentiles compare each day to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →