Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cox's Bazar features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (69 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2633 mm (103.7 inches) and receives 159 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cox's Bazar enjoys an average of 3536 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Cox's Bazar are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cox's Bazar experiences 298 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (84°F) |
Average high | 25°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average low | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (62°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh with other places around the world.
Cox's Bazar usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 29 rainy days and 619 mm (24.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cox's Bazar are January, February and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.5) | 1 (0.0) | 27 (1.1) | 29 (1.2) | 95 (3.7) | 644 (25.3) | 769 (30.3) | 445 (17.5) | 331 (13.0) | 224 (8.8) | 40 (1.6) | 15 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Cox's Bazar are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cox's Bazar: January, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254 | 298 | 338 | 337 | 352 | 256 | 257 | 270 | 273 | 292 | 301 | 304 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 58m | 11h 25m | 12h 1m | 12h 38m | 13h 9m | 13h 24m | 13h 16m | 12h 49m | 12h 14m | 11h 37m | 11h 6m | 10h 50m |
Cox's Bazar experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cox's Bazar UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 |