Varanasi Weather in March
Varanasi in March
The short of it: Varanasi in March averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 19 °C (67 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 11 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 19° · rain 14 mm · daylight 11 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
March in Varanasi brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 19°, with about 14 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 57 min in mid-March, 40 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Varanasi runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Rāmnagar, 6 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Varanasi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RāmnagarUttar Pradesh | 6 km SSE | 34° | 19° | 14 mm |
| Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya NagarUttar Pradesh | 12 km ESE | 34° | 19° | 13 mm |
| DīkshitpurUttar Pradesh | 18 km SSW | 34° | 19° | 14 mm |
| BarāgaonUttar Pradesh | 23 km WNW | 34° | 18° | 13 mm |
| ChunārUttar Pradesh | 25 km SSW | 34° | 19° | 14 mm |
| ChandauliUttar Pradesh | 27 km ESE | 33° | 18° | 12 mm |
| KachhwaUttar Pradesh | 32 km WSW | 34° | 18° | 15 mm |
| SaidpurUttar Pradesh | 33 km NE | 34° | 18° | 14 mm |