Weather in Varanasi in July

The month to avoid. Of the twelve, July is the one to avoid. You should expect rain on 23 days of the month, which is more days wet than dry.

July ranks 11 of 12 — near the bottom of Varanasi's year. December is the month that works, and the swing between the two is 71 points, which is a different holiday rather than a slightly better one.

Rain on 23 of the month's 31 days, 9 of them heavy. At that frequency a wet-weather backup is not a contingency, it is the itinerary — book the indoor things first and treat the clear days as the bonus. Pack for heat management rather than style: shade, water, and a schedule that gives up on the middle of the day.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 12 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest July day reached 43.1 °C and the coldest night fell to 24.7 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 73 mm — roughly 29% of the month's rain in one day.

July is statistically steady but not small: the year-to-year variation is modest in relative terms, yet the wettest July on record still delivered 452 mm against 123 mm in the driest. In a month this wet, even a tame spread is a lot of rain in absolute terms — the 249 mm average is a reasonable planning figure, not a promise.

Wind is light at 9.6 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 74%.

How July sits in the year

The month is on the way down: 6.2 °C cooler than June, with August dropping another 1.8 °C. The first week and the last are not the same trip. Rain has already shifted: 11 days more than June had.

Daylight in July

July is at or near the longest days of Varanasi's year: 13.6 hours of daylight, holding steady all month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 34.1 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage.

How busy it gets

Quiet. Few other visitors, cheaper rooms, and a real chance some seasonal operators are shut.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

July in Varanasi versus nearby

If Varanasi is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Patna is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, 1 day more rain. Kanpur is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, the same number of rain days.

So: July is a compromise. December is 68 points better and is what Varanasi is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in Varanasi

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