- Local time
- Asia/Dhaka
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Population
- 237,000
- Elevation
- 26 m
- Airports
- ZYL
- 7.3 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 3,660 km
- 5 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Sylhet, month by month
- Jan23°
- Feb26°
- Mar30°
- Apr32°
- May31°
- Jun31°
- Jul31°
- Aug31°
- Sept30°
- Oct30°
- Nov27°
- Dec24°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: November to March.
Mean highs run from 23°C in January to 32°C in April, with about 3,707 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for SylhetModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Sylhet
Other airports within 150 km
- SHLShillong AirportMedium · Shillong90 km from the centre
- IXSSilchar AirportMedium · Silchar112 km from the centre
- IXAAgartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportMedium · Agartala129 km from the centre
- GAULokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportLarge · Guwahati137 km from the centre
- AJLLengpui AirportMedium · Aizawl140 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBSylhet
3,660 km
5 hrs 5 mins · Estimate
From AUHSylhet
3,750 km
5 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Sylhet right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Dhaka
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka BDTToday's indicative rate: BDT 100 ≈ USD 0.813Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A, C, G and K220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 999general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +880 · On the left
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