Varanasi Weather Records (IN023550800)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Varanasi (IN023550800), India, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Varanasi

Varanasi (IN023550800) is a weather station in India at 25.30 latitude and 83.02 longitude, 90 m (295 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 2026, 126 years of record.
1,464 records set at Varanasi still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Varanasi set a daily record precipitation of 5.1 mm (0.20 in) on 3 March 2024.

About the Station

Location: India, 25.30 latitude, 83.02 longitude.
Elevation: 90 m (295 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 2026, 126 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

69 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Varanasi. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 69 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Varanasi, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	31.2 C (88.2 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	31.2 C (88.2 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)
Feb	35.4 C (95.7 F)	5.1 C (41.2 F)	33.0 C (91.4 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)
Mar	41.2 C (106.2 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13.2 C (55.8 F)
Apr	45.0 C (113.0 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44.2 C (111.6 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)
May	47.2 C (117.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	22.5 C (72.5 F)
Jun	46.4 C (115.5 F)	22.1 C (71.8 F)	44.6 C (112.3 F)	25.8 C (78.4 F)
Jul	41.0 C (105.8 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29.6 C (85.3 F)	27.0 C (80.6 F)
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18.8 C (65.8 F)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	24.2 C (75.6 F)
Sep	37.3 C (99.1 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.3 C (99.1 F)	14.3 C (57.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8.1 C (46.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Varanasi still stand. 2021 holds the most, with 324.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Varanasi between 29 August 1940 and 26 September 1943. Each dot is a new record.

When Varanasi set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1940-08-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 321.6 mm (12.7 in)
1943-09-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 349.5 mm (13.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 349.5 mm (13.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Varanasi. The most was 349.5 mm (13.8 in) on 26 September 1943.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Varanasi
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 January 1959
Feb	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	5 February 1949
Mar	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 March 2023
Apr	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 April 1928
May	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 May 2021
Jun	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	5 June 2020
Jul	288.3 mm (11.4 in)	7 July 1914
Aug	321.6 mm (12.7 in)	29 August 1940
Sep	349.5 mm (13.8 in)	26 September 1943
Oct	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	7 October 1937
Nov	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	1 November 1956
Dec	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 December 1929

Period of Record Coverage

2019 to 2025

7 years of record at Varanasi, 2019 to 2025. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.

Latest Records

Latest records at Varanasi
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2024	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2024	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2023	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2023	Varanasi, IN	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2022	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2022	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2021	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	91 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2021	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2021	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2021	Varanasi, IN	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 December 2020	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2020	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2020	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2020	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2020	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2020	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2020	Varanasi, IN	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	115 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2020	Varanasi, IN	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Varanasi: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.2 C (117.0 F)	2024	45.5 C (113.8 F)	8
Coldest night (TNn)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	2019	5.8 C (42.4 F)	8
Wettest day (Rx1day)	349.5 mm (13.8 in)	1943	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	598.9 mm (23.6 in)	1956	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	129 days	1953	77 days	77

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Varanasi, 1901 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.5 C (113.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Varanasi by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
2019	45.9 C (114.6 F)
2020	45.9 C (114.6 F)
2021	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2022	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2023	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2024	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2025	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2026	42.2 C (108.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Varanasi, 1901 to 2026. The record is 3.4 C (38.1 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.8 C (42.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Varanasi by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
2019	3.4 C (38.1 F)
2020	5.6 C (42.1 F)
2021	4.6 C (40.3 F)
2022	5.9 C (42.6 F)
2023	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2024	6.0 C (42.8 F)
2025	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2026	26.0 C (78.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Varanasi, 1901 to 2026. The record is 349.5 mm (13.8 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.1 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Varanasi by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1902	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1903	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1904	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1905	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1906	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1907	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1908	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1909	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1910	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1911	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1912	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1913	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1914	288.3 mm (11.4 in)
1915	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1916	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1917	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1918	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1919	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1920	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1922	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1923	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1924	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1925	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1926	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1927	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1930	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1931	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1932	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1933	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1935	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1936	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1937	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1938	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	321.6 mm (12.7 in)
1941	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1942	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943	349.5 mm (13.8 in)
1944	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1945	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1946	257.3 mm (10.1 in)
1947	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1949	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1950	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1951	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1952	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1954	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1955	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1956	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1957	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1959	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1960	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1961	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1962	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1963	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1964	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1965	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1966	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1967	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1968	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1969	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
2019	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2020	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2021	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
2022	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2023	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2024	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2025	n/a
2026	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Varanasi, 1901 to 2026. The record is 598.9 mm (23.6 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 183.9 mm (7.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Varanasi by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1902	199.5 mm (7.9 in)
1903	241.6 mm (9.5 in)
1904	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1905	285.4 mm (11.2 in)
1906	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1907	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1908	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1909	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1910	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1911	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1912	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1913	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1914	392.5 mm (15.5 in)
1915	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1916	242.6 mm (9.6 in)
1917	220.9 mm (8.7 in)
1918	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1919	213.1 mm (8.4 in)
1920	186.3 mm (7.3 in)
1921	224.6 mm (8.8 in)
1922	333.5 mm (13.1 in)
1923	230.9 mm (9.1 in)
1924	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1925	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1926	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1927	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1928	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1929	238.0 mm (9.4 in)
1930	205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1931	204.8 mm (8.1 in)
1932	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1933	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1934	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1935	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1936	245.2 mm (9.7 in)
1937	283.0 mm (11.1 in)
1938	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1939	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1940	418.8 mm (16.5 in)
1941	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1942	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1943	408.4 mm (16.1 in)
1944	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1945	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
1946	487.5 mm (19.2 in)
1947	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1948	474.5 mm (18.7 in)
1949	243.4 mm (9.6 in)
1950	269.1 mm (10.6 in)
1951	253.6 mm (10.0 in)
1952	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1953	273.2 mm (10.8 in)
1954	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1955	397.3 mm (15.6 in)
1956	598.9 mm (23.6 in)
1957	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1958	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1959	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1960	229.6 mm (9.0 in)
1961	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1962	215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1963	252.2 mm (9.9 in)
1964	171.6 mm (6.8 in)
1965	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1966	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1967	277.4 mm (10.9 in)
1968	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1969	274.4 mm (10.8 in)
1970	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
2019	316.2 mm (12.4 in)
2020	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
2021	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
2022	141.9 mm (5.6 in)
2023	n/a
2024	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2025	n/a
2026	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Varanasi, 1901 to 2026. The record is 129 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Varanasi by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	96 days
1902	78 days
1903	69 days
1904	67 days
1905	91 days
1906	92 days
1907	98 days
1908	83 days
1909	78 days
1910	91 days
1911	51 days
1912	87 days
1913	77 days
1914	77 days
1915	71 days
1916	58 days
1917	73 days
1918	91 days
1919	80 days
1920	100 days
1921	80 days
1922	50 days
1923	85 days
1924	83 days
1925	92 days
1926	69 days
1927	48 days
1928	53 days
1929	59 days
1930	63 days
1931	109 days
1932	45 days
1933	71 days
1934	64 days
1935	77 days
1936	54 days
1937	62 days
1938	108 days
1939	84 days
1940	87 days
1941	83 days
1942	109 days
1943	80 days
1944	71 days
1945	97 days
1946	64 days
1947	86 days
1948	81 days
1949	61 days
1950	65 days
1951	76 days
1952	98 days
1953	129 days
1954	68 days
1955	87 days
1956	66 days
1957	84 days
1958	110 days
1959	66 days
1960	90 days
1961	50 days
1962	60 days
1963	37 days
1964	89 days
1965	85 days
1966	122 days
1967	76 days
1968	107 days
1969	50 days
1970	88 days
2019	4 days
2020	4 days
2021	3 days
2022	4 days
2023	3 days
2024	4 days
2025	n/a
2026	10 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

70 years, 1901 to 1970

A day with at least 96.5 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 333.4 mm (13.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Varanasi: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
5 years	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
10 years	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
25 years	223.2 mm (8.8 in)
50 years	273.2 mm (10.8 in)
100 years	333.4 mm (13.1 in)	Longer than the 70 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 70 years of values from 1901 to 1970.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 349.5 mm (13.8 in) in 1943; 321.6 mm (12.7 in) in 1940; 288.3 mm (11.4 in) in 1914.

Download the Data

Data for Varanasi standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Varanasi threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Days with data per year at Varanasi
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2019	187	51%	No
2020	283	77%	No
2021	269	74%	No
2022	273	75%	No
2023	139	38%	No
2024	326	89%	No
2025	176	48%	No