Uttar Pradesh · India
Varanasi in May
In May, Varanasi averages a daytime high of 42 °C and a night-time low of 26 °C, with about 12 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Varanasi's most comfortable months, December to February.
- Average high
- 42 °C
- Average low
- 26 °C
- Rain in the month
- 12 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 218
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Varanasi
May is the warmest month in Varanasi by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 24 °C to 42 °C and the lows from 9 °C to 28 °C. By day, May is 2 °C warmer than April, and June is 2 °C cooler than May.
May brings 12 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 73 mm (873 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 20 min, against 10 h 30 min at the shortest and 13 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 °C | 9 °C | 20 mm | Yes |
| February | 28 °C | 12 °C | 13 mm | Yes |
| March | 34 °C | 17 °C | 9 mm | |
| April | 39 °C | 22 °C | 3 mm | |
| May | 42 °C | 26 °C | 12 mm | |
| June | 40 °C | 28 °C | 99 mm | |
| July | 35 °C | 27 °C | 246 mm | |
| August | 33 °C | 26 °C | 257 mm | |
| September | 34 °C | 25 °C | 177 mm | |
| October | 34 °C | 21 °C | 29 mm | |
| November | 30 °C | 15 °C | 6 mm | |
| December | 26 °C | 10 °C | 3 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Varanasi?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 42 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Varanasi are December to February; the nearest are February, before, and December, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in India in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Varanasi
This guide lists 218 places to stay in Varanasi, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 5; 1–3 km, 92; 3–10 km, 120; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.