Patna vs Varanasi: which is sunnier?
🇮🇳 India vs 🇮🇳 India · 224 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Patna and Varanasi are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,417 vs 2,462 hours a year. Patna has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 of 12 months, Varanasi in 1 (8 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Patna | Varanasi | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,417 | 2,462 |
| Sunniest month | November (93/100) | November (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 92/100 | 92/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 44/100 | 37/100 |
| Rain / year | 996 mm | 815 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Patna vs Varanasi month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patna | Varanasi | Patna | Varanasi | Patna | Varanasi | |
| January | 91 | 91 | 23° | 24° | 11 | 12 |
| February | 90 | 91 | 28° | 29° | 14 | 14 |
| March | 64 | 64 | 35° | 35° | 9 | 10 |
| April | 9 | 9 | 41° | 41° | 14 | 11 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 42° | 43° | 50 | 23 |
| June | 13 | 7 | 40° | 41° | 152 | 110 |
| July | 52 | 46 | 34° | 35° | 276 | 249 |
| August | 66 | 59 | 32° | 33° | 233 | 200 |
| September | 66 | 67 | 31° | 32° | 181 | 146 |
| October | 84 | 87 | 31° | 32° | 51 | 33 |
| November | 93 | 93 | 27° | 28° | 2 | 2 |
| December | 92 | 92 | 24° | 24° | 3 | 5 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun Patna · Jul Patna · Aug Patna · Sep even · Oct Varanasi · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Patna averages 92/100, Varanasi 92/100. Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 26°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Patna averages 24/100, Varanasi 24/100. Daytime highs are similar (39°C vs 40°C).
- June–August: Patna (average score 44/100 vs 37). Daytime highs are similar (35°C vs 36°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Patna averages 75/100, Varanasi 77/100. Daytime highs are similar (31°C vs 32°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Patna weather by month · Varanasi weather by month · Best time to visit India.
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