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Dashashwamedh Ghat
Nightly Ganga Aarti ceremony.
Varanasi
About Varanasi
Varanasi, or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. Located in the middle-Ganges valley in the southeastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi lies on the left bank of the river. It is 692 kilometres (430 mi) to the southeast of India's capital New Delhi and 320 kilometres (200 mi) to the southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It lies 121 kilometres (75 mi) downstream of Prayagraj, where the confluence with the Yamuna river is another major Hindu pilgrimage site.
Source ↗Weather & climate
NowUpdated just now
☁️
30°C
Overcast
Feels 35°C
💧 75%
🌬 14 km/h
Source: Open-Meteo (ECMWF + DWD ICON)📍 25.318°, 82.974°
Next 14 days
Open-MeteoToday
11 Sept
⛈️
32° 26°
☔ 67%
UV 7
Tomorrow
12 Sept
🌦️
32° 26°
☔ 76%
UV 8
Sun
13 Sept
⛈️
32° 26°
☔ 69%
UV 7
Mon
14 Sept
🌦️
33° 26°
☔ 64%
UV 7
Tue
15 Sept
⛈️
31° 27°
☔ 68%
UV 7
Wed
16 Sept
🌦️
33° 26°
☔ 58%
UV 7
Thu
17 Sept
🌦️
32° 26°
☔ 62%
UV 8
Fri
18 Sept
🌦️
32° 26°
☔ 71%
UV 7
Sat
19 Sept
🌦️
33° 27°
☔ 59%
Sun
20 Sept
⛈️
31° 27°
☔ 59%
UV 8
Mon
21 Sept
⛈️
31° 26°
☔ 55%
UV 6
Tue
22 Sept
🌦️
32° 26°
☔ 69%
UV 7
Wed
23 Sept
⛈️
32° 26°
☔ 55%
UV 7
Thu
24 Sept
⛈️
31° 26°
☔ 61%
UV 8
What was the weather like this week?
Averages for the same 7-day window from previous years (Open-Meteo ERA5 archive).
2025
29°C
High 33°C / Low 26°C
💧 40.0mm over 7 days
2024
29°C
High 33°C / Low 26°C
💧 39.8mm over 7 days
2023
28°C
High 32°C / Low 26°C
💧 83.7mm over 7 days
Must-visit attractions
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Kashi Vishwanath
One of 12 Jyotirlingas.
3
Sarnath
Where Buddha gave his first sermon.