Sarnath
India UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sarnath is a city and census town located in the Varanasi district of India. It is a World Heritage Site and is one of the 44 most looked-up sights in India on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
Temperatures are cooler from November to February, with January having average daily highs of 22 °C and lows of 10 °C. In contrast, May is the hottest month with daily highs reaching 40 °C and lows of 26 °C. The rainy season occurs between June and September; July and August are the wettest months, with rainfall around 310 mm and about 23 rainy days each.
Sarnath is 18 km from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi. It is also 679 km from New Delhi. Travelers can combine a visit to Sarnath with a trip to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, which is 7.9 km away.
Weather by month
The warmest month is May, with an average high of 40 °C. The wettest is August, with about 314 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 22 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 |
| Average low, °C | 10 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Rainfall, mm | 17 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 107 | 310 | 314 | 220 | 38 | 6 | 6 |
| Rainy days | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
