Varanasi Weather in August
Varanasi in August
The short of it: Varanasi in August averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 346 mm (13.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 27° · rain 346 mm · daylight 13 h 1 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Varanasi an average August high of 33°, a low of 27° and some 346 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 346 mm.
The sun is up for about 13 h 1 min in mid-August, 33 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Varanasi runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Rāmnagar, 6 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Varanasi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 30 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RāmnagarUttar Pradesh | 6 km SSE | 33° | 27° | 354 mm |
| Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya NagarUttar Pradesh | 12 km ESE | 33° | 27° | 345 mm |
| DīkshitpurUttar Pradesh | 18 km SSW | 33° | 27° | 369 mm |
| BarāgaonUttar Pradesh | 23 km WNW | 33° | 27° | 318 mm |
| ChunārUttar Pradesh | 25 km SSW | 33° | 27° | 370 mm |
| ChandauliUttar Pradesh | 27 km ESE | 33° | 27° | 325 mm |
| KachhwaUttar Pradesh | 32 km WSW | 33° | 27° | 357 mm |
| SaidpurUttar Pradesh | 33 km NE | 33° | 27° | 318 mm |