Best time to visit Bangladesh

Bangladesh in this dataset covers 4 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 1775 mm in Khulna to 3061 mm in Chattogram. The monthly-average temperature swing is 10.2–13.1°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in Bangladesh falls in a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split.

Regional contrasts in Bangladesh

The hottest peak in the sample is Khulna in April (31.6°C). The coldest monthly average is Dhaka in January (18.3°C). Chattogram takes the most rain (3061 mm a year, wettest in July); Khulna takes the least (1775 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 29.1°C to 31.6°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Bangladesh: typical hottest-month average 30.1°C and about 2310 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Chattogram (December, January, and February); Dhaka (December, January, and February); Gazipur (December, January, and February); Khulna (December, January, and February).

Chattogram in Bangladesh

Chattogram sits at 22.34°, 91.83°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. May is the warmest month at 29.1°C (high 31.9°C); January is the coolest at 18.9°C (low 13.5°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 10.2°C.

The monsoon runs from April to October. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are December, January, and February. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 3,920,222. The wettest month is July (782 mm, 29 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is January (9 mm).

Dhaka in Bangladesh

Dhaka sits at 23.71°, 90.41°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. April is the warmest month at 30.0°C (high 35.6°C); January is the coolest at 18.3°C (low 11.9°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 11.7°C.

The monsoon runs from April to October. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are December, January, and February. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 10,356,500. The wettest month is July (437 mm, 30 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is January (9 mm).

Gazipur in Bangladesh

Gazipur sits at 24.00°, 90.42°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. April is the warmest month at 29.9°C (high 35.8°C); January is the coolest at 18.4°C (low 11.7°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 11.5°C.

The monsoon runs from April to October. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are December, January, and February. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,674,697. The wettest month is July (404 mm, 30 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is January (10 mm).

Khulna in Bangladesh

Khulna sits at 22.81°, 89.56°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. April is the warmest month at 31.6°C (high 38.7°C); January is the coolest at 18.5°C (low 11.1°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 13.1°C.

The monsoon runs from May to October. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are December, January, and February. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,500,689. The wettest month is July (374 mm, 29 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is January (9 mm).