Varanasi Weather in May
Varanasi in May
The short of it: Varanasi in May averages a high of 41 °C (105 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 13 h 22 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 41° · low 27° · rain 12 mm · daylight 13 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Varanasi an average May high of 41°, a low of 27° and some 12 mm of rain. The height of summer in Varanasi, with afternoons near 41°. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 22 min in mid-May, 38 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Varanasi runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Rāmnagar, 6 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Varanasi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RāmnagarUttar Pradesh | 6 km SSE | 41° | 27° | 12 mm |
| Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya NagarUttar Pradesh | 12 km ESE | 41° | 27° | 12 mm |
| DīkshitpurUttar Pradesh | 18 km SSW | 42° | 27° | 11 mm |
| BarāgaonUttar Pradesh | 23 km WNW | 41° | 27° | 11 mm |
| ChunārUttar Pradesh | 25 km SSW | 41° | 27° | 10 mm |
| ChandauliUttar Pradesh | 27 km ESE | 41° | 27° | 13 mm |
| KachhwaUttar Pradesh | 32 km WSW | 41° | 27° | 9.0 mm |
| SaidpurUttar Pradesh | 33 km NE | 41° | 27° | 14 mm |