Varanasi vs Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa): which is sunnier?
🇮🇳 India vs 🇳🇵 Nepal · 235 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) is the sunnier overall: about 2,692 hours of sunshine a year to Varanasi's 2,462. Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months; the other 7 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Varanasi | Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,462 | 2,692 |
| Sunniest month | November (93/100) | November (94/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 92/100 | 93/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 37/100 | 45/100 |
| Rain / year | 815 mm | 1,342 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 9 (very high) |
Varanasi vs Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varanasi | Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) | Varanasi | Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) | Varanasi | Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) | |
| January | 91 | 92 | 24° | 22° | 12 | 17 |
| February | 91 | 91 | 29° | 27° | 14 | 23 |
| March | 64 | 82 | 35° | 33° | 10 | 18 |
| April | 9 | 27 | 41° | 39° | 11 | 20 |
| May | 0 | 8 | 43° | 41° | 23 | 67 |
| June | 7 | 20 | 41° | 39° | 110 | 217 |
| July | 46 | 54 | 35° | 34° | 249 | 417 |
| August | 59 | 61 | 33° | 33° | 200 | 301 |
| September | 67 | 67 | 32° | 32° | 146 | 200 |
| October | 87 | 85 | 32° | 31° | 33 | 55 |
| November | 93 | 94 | 28° | 27° | 2 | 2 |
| December | 92 | 94 | 24° | 23° | 5 | 5 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) · Apr Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) · May Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) · Jun Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) · Jul Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Varanasi averages 92/100, Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) 93/100. Daytime highs are similar (26°C vs 25°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) (average score 39/100 vs 24). Varanasi is the warmer, around 40°C daytime highs vs 38°C.
- June–August: Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) (average score 45/100 vs 37). Daytime highs are similar (36°C vs 35°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Varanasi averages 77/100, Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) 76/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Varanasi weather by month · Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) weather by month · Best time to visit India · Best time to visit Nepal.
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