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Monthly climate in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dhaka features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1988 mm (78.3 inches) and receives 170 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dhaka enjoys an average of 3426 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 41 minutes to 13 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dhaka, Bangladesh §

The warmest months in Dhaka are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (85 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 21 °C (65 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dhaka experiences 299 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dhaka, Bangladesh §

Dhaka usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 25 rainy days and 331 mm (13.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dhaka are January, February and November. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 41 (1.6) 206 (8.1) 266 (10.5) 403 (15.9) 323 (12.7) 252 (9.9) 223 (8.8) 179 (7.1) 28 (1.1) 55 (2.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 7 15 21 27 28 28 24 15 2 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Dhaka, Bangladesh §

The sunniest months in Dhaka are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 24 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dhaka: January, June and July receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 237 282 324 315 317 264 265 286 279 290 285 277
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 50m 11h 20m 12h 0m 12h 42m 13h 16m 13h 33m 13h 24m 12h 54m 12h 15m 11h 34m 10h 59m 10h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Dhaka, Bangladesh §

Dhaka experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dhaka UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dhaka, Bangladesh.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 9 9 12 13 13 13 12 11 7 6