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Best Time for Varanasi & the Buddhist Circuit

Last updated: 2026-08-17

Sweet spot: January, February, December. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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Dawn boats glide the Ganga in cool mist, the Mahabodhi temple hums with winter pilgrims from every Buddhist nation, and Nalanda's red-brick halls suit the low sun.
The Gangetic plain settles into serious heat — the ghats at dawn and dusk still deliver, but the middle of the day belongs to shade and lassi.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	8.2°C	23.2°C	12 mm	10.6 h
February	11.9°C	28.3°C	14 mm	11.1 h
March	17.5°C	34.7°C	11 mm	11.8 h
April	23.7°C	40.3°C	14 mm	12.6 h
May	27.8°C	42.1°C	42 mm	13.2 h
June	29.1°C	39.4°C	147 mm	13.6 h
July	26.4°C	33.6°C	274 mm	13.4 h
August	25.6°C	32.1°C	234 mm	12.9 h
September	24.3°C	31.2°C	176 mm	12.1 h
October	20.1°C	30.3°C	50 mm	11.4 h
November	14.2°C	27.1°C	2 mm	10.8 h
December	9.6°C	23.6°C	4 mm	10.4 h

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