Varanasi
India
India's spiritual core pulses with life, death, and devotion along the sacred bathing ghats of the Ganges River.
Warmest month is May at 40°C on average. Coolest is January at 21°C. Driest reading falls in November with 0 rain days.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline₹83 (~$1.00)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- ₹100 (~$1.50)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology10h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors2,822 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.Advises against travel to Jammu and Kashmir (except Ladakh) and the immediate India-Pakistan border area. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
- Tap waterCDC / WHO guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | ±5° | 2 |
| February | 27° | ±4° | 1 |
| March | 33° | ±5° | 2 |
| April | 39° | ±4° | 2 |
| May | 40° | ±4° | 3 |
| June | 39° | ±5° | 9 |
| July | 34° | ±4° | 17 |
| August | 34° | ±3° | 16 |
| September | 34° | ±3° | 14 |
| October | 33° | ±3° | 3 |
| November | 29° | ±3° | 0 |
| December | 23° | ±4° | 1 |
What to do
- Take a sunrise boat ride on the Ganges
- Witness the nightly Ganga Aarti floating candle ceremony
- Wander the narrow alleyways of the old city
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.