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The climate of [[Uttar Pradesh]] is a tropical monsoon climate, consisting mainly of a [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] climate with dry winter (''Cwa''). Parts of western Uttar Pradesh consist of a [[semi-arid climate#Hot semi-arid climates|hot semi-arid climate]] (''BSh''). The uniformity of the vast [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]] covering most of the state causes it to have a predominantly single climate pattern with minor regional variations.

With temperatures fluctuating from {{convert|0|°C|disp=or}} to {{convert|50|°C|disp=or}} in several parts of the state and unpredictable rains, the summers are extremely hot, the winters are cold, and the rainy season can be either very wet or very dry.

==Classification==
[[File:Koppen-Geiger Map IND present.svg|thumb|right|alt=A Köppen climate classification map of India. Uttar Pradesh is marked predominantly humid subtropical with dry winter (Cwa) with its western portions marked semi-arid hot (BSh).|[[Köppen climate classification]] map of India]]
The climate of Uttar Pradesh is generally defined to be tropical monsoon.<ref name=EB>{{cite web|last=Mathur|first=Raj B.|title=Uttar Pradesh: Climate|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/620898/Uttar-Pradesh/46085/Climate|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=9 March 2011}}</ref> However, based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], it can be classified mostly as humid subtropical with dry winter (''Cwa'') type with parts of western Uttar Pradesh as semi-arid hot (BSh).

Given significant climate differences, Uttar Pradesh has been divided into two meteorological sub-divisions, East Uttar Pradesh and West Uttar Pradesh.<ref name=DM/>

==Seasons==
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Uttar Pradesh has three predominant seasons.<ref name=season>{{cite web|title=Home » Uttar Pradesh Profile » Geography » Climate|url=http://www.uponline.in/Profile/geography/climate.asp|publisher=UPonline|accessdate=9 March 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181639/http://www.uponline.in/Profile/geography/climate.asp|archivedate=21 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="Board2008">{{cite book|author=Upkar Prakashan – Editorial Board|title=Uttar Pradesh General Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ce8FpJzR-4C&pg=PA26|accessdate=9 March 2011|year=2008|publisher=Upkar Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7482-408-0|pages=26–}}</ref>

The retreating monsoon season, although present generally in India, has a very negligible effect in Uttar Pradesh and only occasional mild showers are experienced in winter. Additionally, some of these showers are due to western disturbances, not the monsoon.<ref name=WesDist/>

===Summer===
Summer lasts from March to May. It is hot and dry, and temperatures rise to {{convert|45|°C|disp=or}}, sometimes {{convert|47|or|48|°C|1|disp=or}}. The relative humidity is low, at around 20 per cent, and the winds are laden with dust.

===Monsoon===
The monsoon season lasts from June to October. It accounts for 85 per cent of the average annual rainfall. During rainy days, the temperature falls.

===Winter===
Winter lasts from November to February. Morning temperatures drop to {{convert|3-4|°C|1|disp=or}}, and sometimes drop below {{convert|−1|°C|1|disp=or}}. The skies are clear, and some regions experience foggy conditions.

==Geography==
Uttar Pradesh is in the heart of the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]] with the [[Ganges]] river flowing right through the state, the [[Himalayas]] to the north, and the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]] and the [[Vindhya Range]] to the south of the state.

==Temperature==
Temperature varies from {{convert|0|to|46|°C|1}}.<ref name="Board2008"/> High temperatures of around {{convert|50|°C|disp=or}} have been recorded in [[Gonda district]].<ref name=EB/>
Such a wide range of temperature fluctuations in most parts of the state can lead to either cold waves or heat waves both resulting in substantial loss of life and economy.

===Heat waves===
In 2007, a heat wave struck Uttar Pradesh, with [[Banda district, India|Banda district]] with {{convert|45.5|°C|1|disp=or}} the hottest in the state for several days.<ref>{{cite news|title=9 more succumb to heatwave in UP, rain claims 5 lives in south|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2007/06/08/9-more-succumb-to-heatwave-in-up-rain-claims-5-lives-in-south-1181531156.html|access-date=10 March 2011|newspaper=OneIndiaNews.in|date=11 June 2007}}</ref> At least 62 people were reportedly dead during the heat wave that year.<ref>{{cite news|title=46 more perish in heat spell; toll crosses 100|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200706112201.htm|accessdate=10 March 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 June 2007}}</ref>

In June 2009, 30 people died of heatstroke.<ref>{{cite web|title=120 die in unrelenting heatwave across India|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/120-die-in-unrelenting-heatwave-across-india-1.447520|work=25 June 2009|publisher=IOL.co.za|accessdate=10 March 2011}}</ref> Record high temperatures reached {{convert|49|°C|1|disp=or}} in the [[Bundelkhand]] region of southern Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deadly heatwave sweeps India|url=http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/deadly-heatwave-sweeps-india-416413.html|accessdate=10 March 2011|newspaper=BreakingNews.ie|date=26 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Deadly heat wave sweeps India|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/deadly_heat_wave_sweeps_india_1_2356608|accessdate=10 March 2011|newspaper=Yorkshire Post}}</ref>

In June 2010, [[Jhansi]] recorded the highest temperature of {{convert|46.7|°C|1|disp=or}}, the hottest in that year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Heat tightens grip over N-India, Rajasthan hottest|url=http://www.zeenews.com/news635386.html|accessdate=10 March 2011|newspaper=Zeenews.com|date=20 June 2010}}</ref>

===Cold waves===
In recent years, the 2007–2008 winter caused a string of cold-related deaths<ref name=CW1>{{cite news|last=IANS|title=Uttar Pradesh cold wave toll rises to 38|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_uttar-pradesh-cold-wave-toll-rises-to-38_1142961|accessdate=9 March 2011|newspaper=DNA|date=3 January 2008}}</ref> with temperatures as low as {{convert|2.8|°C|disp=or}} in the city of [[Meerut]]. Simultaneously, it also led to a loss of crops and agricultural products.

Similarly, the last part of 2009 saw the temperature falling to lows of {{convert|2.9|°C|disp=or}} in Meerut, again causing deaths.<ref name=CW2>{{cite news|title=Three die due to cold in UP as winter firms its grip on north|url=http://www.zeenews.com/news590711.html|accessdate=9 March 2011|newspaper=Zeenews.com|date=27 December 2009}}</ref>

The 2010–2011 winter caused more cold-wave-related deaths.<ref name=CW3>{{cite news|last=IANS|title=Four more die in freezing Uttar Pradesh, toll climbs to 63|url=http://www.sify.com/news/four-more-die-in-freezing-uttar-pradesh-toll-climbs-to-63-news-national-lbhuajfjfhh.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017232312/http://www.sify.com/news/four-more-die-in-freezing-uttar-pradesh-toll-climbs-to-63-news-national-lbhuajfjfhh.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2012|accessdate=9 March 2011|newspaper=Sify.com|date=7 January 2011}}</ref><ref name=CW4>{{cite news|title=Rajasthan temperature dips to {{convert|0|°C|disp=or}}, N India frozen|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2011/01/06/rajasthan-temperature-dips-to-0-n-india-frozen.html|access-date=9 March 2011|newspaper=OneIndiaNews.com|date=6 January 2011|archive-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721180511/http://news.oneindia.in/2011/01/06/rajasthan-temperature-dips-to-0-n-india-frozen.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This time, [[Churk]], [[Sonbhadra district]], ranked coldest with {{convert|1.4|°C|disp=or}}.<ref name=CW3/>

On 13 January 2013, [[Kanpur]] recorded its all-time low temperature when the temperature plunged to {{convert|−1.1|C|F|1|disp=or}} and on the same day, [[Agra]] recorded {{convert|−0.7|C|F|1|disp=or}}.

In January, in [[Lucknow]], the temperature can plunge below freezing; Lucknow recorded {{convert|0.0|°C|disp=or}} on 18 January 2017. Agra and [[Muzaffarnagar]] are also notorious for chilly winds and the temperature there can also go below freezing.

==Precipitation==
It rains over most of Uttar Pradesh, with very few arid or semi-arid patches. Snowfall does not occur, but hailstorms, frost, and dew often do. The type of rainfall that Uttar Pradesh receives is [[orographic]], [[cyclonic]], and [[Convection rain|convectional]].<ref name="Board2008"/>

===Rain===
Primarily a summer phenomenon, the Bay of Bengal branch of the [[Monsoon of India|Indian Monsoon]] is the major bearer of rain in most parts of Uttar Pradesh. It is the south-west monsoon which brings most of the rain, although rain due to ''[[western disturbances]]''<ref name=WesDist>{{cite news|last=Sethi|first=Nitin|title=Met dept blames it on 'western disturbance'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Met-dept-blames-it-on-western-disturbance/articleshow/1600979.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811031649/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-02-13/india/27887812_1_met-dept-disturbance-rains|url-status=live|archive-date=11 August 2011|access-date=9 March 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 February 2007}}</ref> and the north-east monsoon also contribute small quantities towards the overall rain in the state.<ref name="Board2008"/>
The rain can vary from an annual average of 170{{nbsp}}cm in hilly areas to less than 80{{nbsp}}cm in the west.<ref name="Board2008"/> Given that most of this rainfall is concentrated in the four months of the monsoon season, excess rain can lead to floods and a shortage to droughts.<ref name=EB/> As such, floods and droughts are a common occurrence.

===Floods===
Floods are a known hazard of Uttar Pradesh due to overflowing of its main rivers like [[Ganges]], [[Yamuna]], [[Ramganga]], [[Gomti]], [[Sharda River|Sharda]], [[Ghaghra]], Rapti, and [[Gandak]].<ref name=DM>{{cite web|title=Disaster Management Department, Govt of U.P.|url=http://rahat.up.nic.in/disaster_management.htm|work=rahat.up.nic.in|accessdate=9 March 2011|archive-date=12 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312023623/http://rahat.up.nic.in/disaster_management.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The estimated annual loss due to floods is {{INRConvert|4.32|b}}.<ref name=DM/> Major flood management efforts have been undertaken to mitigate the risk. Most of these floods occur due to the [[Monsoon of India|monsoon]] rains and the resulting overflow of rivers. One such year occurred in 2010.<ref name=Flood1>{{cite news|title=Floods play havoc in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh|url=http://www.samachartoday.com/floods-play-havoc-in-bihar-uttar-pradesh/10174|accessdate=9 March 2011|newspaper=Samachar today|date=28 August 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715234027/http://www.samachartoday.com/floods-play-havoc-in-bihar-uttar-pradesh/10174|archivedate=15 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=Flood2>{{cite news|title=Nine die in Uttar Pradesh India floods: Toll 429|url=http://chimalaya.org/2010/10/02/nine-die-in-up-floods-toll-429/|accessdate=9 March 2011|newspaper=Climate Himalaya Initiative-NEWS|date=2 October 2010|archive-date=25 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725163949/http://chimalaya.org/2010/10/02/nine-die-in-up-floods-toll-429/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

===Droughts===
Shortages of rain during the highly variable monsoon season can cause droughts, leading to deaths and property loss. Recent 2002 and 2004 drought-related loss estimates have been reported to be {{INRConvert|75.4|b}} and {{INRConvert|72.92|b}}, respectively.<ref name=DM/>

The recurrence of a major deficiency in annual rainfall follows a six to eight-year cycle in East Uttar Pradesh, whereas in West Uttar Pradesh, it is a ten-year cycle.

==Wind==
In summer, hot winds called ''[[loo (wind)|loo]]'' blow across Uttar Pradesh. They are dust-laden and quite damaging.<ref name="Board2008"/> In winter, dry and rainless winds blow across the state. Fog may also form in parts of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Board2008"/>

==Climate data==

{{Agra weatherbox}}
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| location = [[Lucknow]] (1981–2010, extremes 1952–2012)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan record high C = 30.4
| Feb record high C = 35.9
| Mar record high C = 40.9
| Apr record high C = 45.0
| May record high C = 46.5
| Jun record high C = 47.7
| Jul record high C = 44.2
| Aug record high C = 40.4
| Sep record high C = 40.1
| Oct record high C = 37.7
| Nov record high C = 38.0
| Dec record high C = 29.9
| year record high C = 47.7
| Jan avg record high C = 27.2
| Feb avg record high C = 31.1
| Mar avg record high C = 37.6
| Apr avg record high C = 42.2
| May avg record high C = 44.0
| Jun avg record high C = 43.5
| Jul avg record high C = 38.7
| Aug avg record high C = 36.5
| Sep avg record high C = 36.5
| Oct avg record high C = 35.6
| Nov avg record high C = 32.2
| Dec avg record high C = 28.1
| year avg record high C = 44.6
| Jan high C = 22.1
| Feb high C = 26.2
| Mar high C = 32.3
| Apr high C = 38.2
| May high C = 39.6
| Jun high C = 38.3
| Jul high C = 34.1
| Aug high C = 33.5
| Sep high C = 33.3
| Oct high C = 32.8
| Nov high C = 29.1
| Dec high C = 24.4
| year high C = 32.0
| Jan low C = 7.9
| Feb low C = 10.7
| Mar low C = 15.2
| Apr low C = 20.7
| May low C = 24.7
| Jun low C = 26.6
| Jul low C = 26.1
| Aug low C = 25.7
| Sep low C = 24.3
| Oct low C = 19.4
| Nov low C = 13.2
| Dec low C = 9.1
| year low C = 18.6
| Jan avg record low C = 3.8
| Feb avg record low C = 6.5
| Mar avg record low C = 10.3
| Apr avg record low C = 15.5
| May avg record low C = 20.3
| Jun avg record low C = 22.6
| Jul avg record low C = 23.6
| Aug avg record low C = 23.4
| Sep avg record low C = 21.6
| Oct avg record low C = 14.7
| Nov avg record low C = 9.1
| Dec avg record low C = 5.2
| year avg record low C = 3.6
| Jan record low C = -1.0
| Feb record low C = 0.0
| Mar record low C = 5.4
| Apr record low C = 10.9
| May record low C = 17.0
| Jun record low C = 19.7
| Jul record low C = 21.5
| Aug record low C = 22.2
| Sep record low C = 17.2
| Oct record low C = 15.0
| Nov record low C = 3.9
| Dec record low C = 0.5
| year record low C = -1.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 16.7
| Feb rain mm = 16.1
| Mar rain mm = 8.6
| Apr rain mm = 5.6
| May rain mm = 24.4
| Jun rain mm = 107.8
| Jul rain mm = 255.3
| Aug rain mm = 213.7
| Sep rain mm = 205.6
| Oct rain mm = 44.8
| Nov rain mm = 6.4
| Dec rain mm = 12.3
| Jan rain days = 1.3
| Feb rain days = 1.4
| Mar rain days = 0.9
| Apr rain days = 0.6
| May rain days = 2.0
| Jun rain days = 5.2
| Jul rain days = 11.8
| Aug rain days = 10.6
| Sep rain days = 8.4
| Oct rain days = 1.7
| Nov rain days = 0.6
| Dec rain days = 0.8
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 60
| Feb humidity = 47
| Mar humidity = 33
| Apr humidity = 25
| May humidity = 32
| Jun humidity = 49
| Jul humidity = 73
| Aug humidity = 77
| Sep humidity = 74
| Oct humidity = 65
| Nov humidity = 61
| Dec humidity = 62
| year humidity = 55
| Jan uv = 5
| Feb uv = 7
| Mar uv = 9
| Apr uv = 11
| May uv = 12
| Jun uv = 12
| Jul uv = 12
| Aug uv = 12
| Sep uv = 10
| Oct uv = 8
| Nov uv = 6
| Dec uv = 5
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormalslucknow>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Lucknow (Amausi) Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 447–448
| access-date = 27 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremeslucknow>
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| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M218
| access-date = 27 April 2020}}</ref> Time and Date (dewpoints, 2005-2015)<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/india/lucknow/climate
|title = Climate & Weather Averages in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
|publisher = Time and Date
|access-date = 19 July 2022}}</ref>
| source 2 = Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas Lucknow">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/india/lucknow-climate
| title = Climate and monthly weather forecast Lucknow, India
| publisher = Weather Atlas
| access-date = 13 June 2022
}}</ref>
| date = August 2012
| source =
| Jan dew point C = 9
| Feb dew point C = 12
| Mar dew point C = 13
| Apr dew point C = 14
| May dew point C = 19
| Jun dew point C = 23
| Jul dew point C = 26
| Aug dew point C = 26
| Sep dew point C = 25
| Oct dew point C = 19
| Nov dew point C = 14
| Dec dew point C = 10
}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = [[Kanpur]] (1981-2010, extremes 1901-2006)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
| Jan record high C = 31.1
| Feb record high C = 35.6
| Mar record high C = 42.8
| Apr record high C = 45.6
| May record high C = 47.2
| Jun record high C = 47.3
| Jul record high C = 45.0
| Aug record high C = 40.6
| Sep record high C = 40.0
| Oct record high C = 40.6
| Nov record high C = 36.1
| Dec record high C = 31.3
|year record high C = 47.3
| Jan high C = 22.3
| Feb high C = 25.4
| Mar high C = 32.0
| Apr high C = 38.0
| May high C = 39.8
| Jun high C = 39.0
| Jul high C = 33.8
| Aug high C = 33.2
| Sep high C = 33.1
| Oct high C = 32.5
| Nov high C = 28.6
| Dec high C = 24.4
|year high C = 31.9
| Jan low C = 8.2
| Feb low C = 10.6
| Mar low C = 15.6
| Apr low C = 21.1
| May low C = 25.1
| Jun low C = 27.2
| Jul low C = 26.4
| Aug low C = 26.1
| Sep low C = 24.8
| Oct low C = 19.0
| Nov low C = 12.8
| Dec low C = 8.7
|year low C = 18.8
| Jan record low C = 1.6
| Feb record low C = 0.6
| Mar record low C = 7.2
| Apr record low C = 11.1
| May record low C = 16.4
| Jun record low C = 20.6
| Jul record low C = 21.7
| Aug record low C = 21.7
| Sep record low C = 11.8
| Oct record low C = 4.6
| Nov record low C = 0.5
| Dec record low C = -0.9
|year record low C = -0.9
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 9.2
| Feb rain mm = 9.2
| Mar rain mm = 2.9
| Apr rain mm = 2.7
| May rain mm = 8.2
| Jun rain mm = 61.8
| Jul rain mm = 185.3
| Aug rain mm = 191.7
| Sep rain mm = 138.1
| Oct rain mm = 33.9
| Nov rain mm = 3.4
| Dec rain mm = 2.1
| Jan rain days = 0.8
| Feb rain days = 0.8
| Mar rain days = 0.4
| Apr rain days = 0.3
| May rain days = 0.8
| Jun rain days = 2.9
| Jul rain days = 9.6
| Aug rain days = 9.0
| Sep rain days = 6.1
| Oct rain days = 1.4
| Nov rain days = 0.3
| Dec rain days = 0.2
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 59
| Feb humidity = 46
| Mar humidity = 34
| Apr humidity = 27
| May humidity = 31
| Jun humidity = 45
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 77
| Sep humidity = 72
| Oct humidity = 62
| Nov humidity = 62
| Dec humidity = 62
|year humidity = 54
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=KanpurIMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Kanpur (A) Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 387–388
| access-date = 27 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=KanpurIMDextremes>
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| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M217
| access-date = 27 April 2020}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
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{{Weather box
| collapsed = Yes
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| location = [[Meerut]] (1971–2000)
|Jan record high C = 29.3
|Feb record high C = 32.2
|Mar record high C = 39.5
|Apr record high C = 43.5
|May record high C = 45.8
|Jun record high C = 46.1
|Jul record high C = 46.0
|Aug record high C = 40.0
|Sep record high C = 39.0
|Oct record high C = 38.0
|Nov record high C = 34.5
|Dec record high C = 30.0
|year record high C = 46.1
|Jan high C = 21.9
|Feb high C = 23.1
|Mar high C = 28.7
|Apr high C = 36.3
|May high C = 39.1
|Jun high C = 37.6
|Jul high C = 33.6
|Aug high C = 32.6
|Sep high C = 33.7
|Oct high C = 32.8
|Nov high C = 28.6
|Dec high C = 23.5
|year high C = 31.1
|Jan low C = 7.2
|Feb low C = 9.1
|Mar low C = 13.8
|Apr low C = 19.9
|May low C = 24.3
|Jun low C = 26.0
|Jul low C = 25.9
|Aug low C = 25.5
|Sep low C = 23.6
|Oct low C = 18.2
|Nov low C = 12.4
|Dec low C = 8.0
|year low C = 17.7
|Jan record low C = -0.4
|Feb record low C = 0.1
|Mar record low C = 5.4
|Apr record low C = 8.3
|May record low C = 15.4
|Jun record low C = 17.7
|Jul record low C = 16.5
|Aug record low C = 19.0
|Sep record low C = 15.7
|Oct record low C = 7.2
|Nov record low C = 1.8
|Dec record low C = 0.2
|year record low C = -0.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 19.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 24.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 24.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 12.8
|May precipitation mm = 19.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 71.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 269.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 264.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 95.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 25.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 4.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 13.4
|year precipitation mm = 845.0
|Jan rain days = 1.5
|Feb rain days = 1.7
|Mar rain days = 1.7
|Apr rain days = 0.9
|May rain days = 1.6
|Jun rain days = 3.9
|Jul rain days = 10.2
|Aug rain days = 9.4
|Sep rain days = 4.2
|Oct rain days = 1.6
|Nov rain days = 0.4
|Dec rain days = 0.9
|year rain days = 38.0
| Jan humidity = 88
| Feb humidity = 83
| Mar humidity = 75
| Apr humidity = 54
| May humidity = 58
| Jun humidity = 68
| Jul humidity = 81
| Aug humidity = 84
| Sep humidity = 83
| Oct humidity = 78
| Nov humidity = 79
| Dec humidity = 86
| year humidity = 76
|source 1 = India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2012)<ref>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://cdsp.imdpune.gov.in/extremes_1991_2020/?stn=43057
| title = Station: Meerut Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 509–510
| access-date = 1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name= MeerutIMD >{{cite web
| url = http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/meerut2.htm
| title = Meerut Climatological Table Period: 1971–2000
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
| access-date = 15 April 2015
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140214130716/http://www.imd.gov.in/section/climate/extreme/meerut2.htm
| archive-date = 14 February 2014
| url-status = dead
| df = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref name=IMD2Meerut>{{cite web
|url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|title=Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010
|publisher=India Meteorological Department
|access-date=15 April 2015 |url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316064314/http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|archive-date=16 March 2014

}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremesMeerut>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M46
| access-date = 26 December 2020}}</ref>
|date=April 2015}}

{{Weather box
| location = [[Varanasi]] (1981–2010, extremes 1901–2012)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan record high C = 31.4
| Feb record high C = 36.1
| Mar record high C = 41.5
| Apr record high C = 45.2
| May record high C = 47.2
| Jun record high C = 47.2
| Jul record high C = 45.0
| Aug record high C = 40.1
| Sep record high C = 39.7
| Oct record high C = 39.4
| Nov record high C = 36.0
| Dec record high C = 32.8
| year record high C = 47.2
| Jan high C = 22.5
| Feb high C = 26.5
| Mar high C = 32.7
| Apr high C = 38.8
| May high C = 40.1
| Jun high C = 38.3
| Jul high C = 33.8
| Aug high C = 33.0
| Sep high C = 32.9
| Oct high C = 32.4
| Nov high C = 29.3
| Dec high C = 24.7
| year high C = 32.1
| Jan low C = 8.9
| Feb low C = 11.7
| Mar low C = 16.3
| Apr low C = 21.6
| May low C = 25.3
| Jun low C = 27.1
| Jul low C = 25.9
| Aug low C = 25.6
| Sep low C = 24.6
| Oct low C = 20.3
| Nov low C = 14.0
| Dec low C = 9.8
| year low C = 19.3
| Jan record low C = 1.0
| Feb record low C = 1.7
| Mar record low C = 6.7
| Apr record low C = 11.1
| May record low C = 17.3
| Jun record low C = 20.5
| Jul record low C = 20.0
| Aug record low C = 20.4
| Sep record low C = 17.8
| Oct record low C = 11.7
| Nov record low C = 5.0
| Dec record low C = 2.2
| year record low C = 1.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 16.7
| Feb rain mm = 22.8
| Mar rain mm = 9.2
| Apr rain mm = 5.7
| May rain mm = 16.8
| Jun rain mm = 106.8
| Jul rain mm = 260.9
| Aug rain mm = 280.8
| Sep rain mm = 228.9
| Oct rain mm = 29.0
| Nov rain mm = 7.2
| Dec rain mm = 4.2
| year rain mm = 989.0
| Jan rain days = 1.5
| Feb rain days = 1.8
| Mar rain days = 0.7
| Apr rain days = 0.7
| May rain days = 1.7
| Jun rain days = 5.2
| Jul rain days = 12.9
| Aug rain days = 12.5
| Sep rain days = 9.1
| Oct rain days = 1.9
| Nov rain days = 0.4
| Dec rain days = 0.4
| year rain days = 48.7
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 63
| Feb humidity = 50
| Mar humidity = 35
| Apr humidity = 25
| May humidity = 31
| Jun humidity = 50
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 78
| Sep humidity = 77
| Oct humidity = 68
| Nov humidity = 66
| Dec humidity = 66
| year humidity = 57
| Jan sun = 232.5
| Feb sun = 240.1
| Mar sun = 291.4
| Apr sun = 294.0
| May sun = 300.7
| Jun sun = 234.0
| Jul sun = 142.6
| Aug sun = 189.1
| Sep sun = 195.0
| Oct sun = 257.3
| Nov sun = 261.0
| Dec sun = 210.8
| year sun =
| Jand sun = 7.5
| Febd sun = 8.5
| Mard sun = 9.4
| Aprd sun = 9.8
| Mayd sun = 9.7
| Jund sun = 7.8
| Juld sun = 4.6
| Augd sun = 6.1
| Sepd sun = 6.5
| Octd sun = 8.3
| Novd sun = 8.7
| Decd sun = 6.8
| yeard sun = 7.8
| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]] (sun 1971–2000)<ref name=VaranasiIMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 779–82
| access-date = 1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=VaranasiIMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M224
| access-date = 1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDsunVaranasi>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042602/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Daily%20Normals%20of%20Global%20%26%20Diffused%20Radiations%20%201971_2000.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Daily%20Normals%20of%20Global%20&%20Diffused%20Radiations%20%201971_2000.pdf
| title = Table 3 Monthly mean duration of Sun Shine (hours) at different locations in India
| work = Daily Normals of Global & Diffuse Radiation (1971–2000)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M-3
| access-date = 1 March 2020
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
| source =
| Jan uv = 6
| Feb uv = 7
| Mar uv = 10
| Apr uv = 11
| May uv = 12
| Jun uv = 12
| Jul uv = 12
| Aug uv = 12
| Sep uv = 11
| Oct uv = 8
| Nov uv = 6
| Dec uv = 5
| source 2 = Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas Varanasi">
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/india/varanasi-climate
| title = Climate and monthly weather forecast Varanasi, India
| publisher = Weather Atlas
| access-date = 28 June 2022
}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Weather}}
*[[Geography of Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[Climate of India]]

==References==
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