South Asia & Indian Ocean · City travel
Best time to visit Varanasi
Early Nov–Early Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.4°C, with 0.5 rainy days per 10 days.
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Season calendar
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Japan MOFA travel advice
Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Best | 22.2°C | 0.7 | 35.2% |
| February | Best | 27.5°C | 0.8 | 24.9% |
| March | Great | 33.7°C | 0.6 | 25.2% |
| April | Off-season | 39.9°C | 0.5 | 26.2% |
| May | Avoid | 40.8°C | 1.6 | 37.0% |
| June | Avoid | 39.4°C | 4.1 | 64.2% |
| July | Avoid | 34.8°C | 7.5 | 82.0% |
| August | Avoid | 33.8°C | 7.7 | 79.7% |
| September | Off-season | 34.0°C | 5.9 | 60.6% |
| October | Good | 33.3°C | 1.6 | 25.8% |
| November | Best | 29.9°C | 0.3 | 15.4% |
| December | Best | 24.3°C | 0.3 | 24.8% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: VARANASI/BABATPUR（18 km）. Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.