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When to go to Dhaka

Twelve months of averages for Dhaka, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Dhaka has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to February.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in December to February.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): March to May.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May to October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to November.
The warmest month is April (35°C) and the coolest January (24°C). The wettest is July (437 mm) and the driest January (9 mm); about 2,222 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Dhaka: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarHot
AprHot
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Dhaka

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Dhaka by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	24°C	11°C	9 mm	66%	30%	3.6	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	29°C	15°C	20 mm	56%	27%	4.6	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	34°C	20°C	50 mm	54%	43%	5.3	27°C	Hot
April	35°C	24°C	149 mm	65%	61%	5.5	31°C	Hot
May	34°C	26°C	292 mm	76%	73%	5.2	35°C	Wet
June	31°C	26°C	382 mm	87%	89%	4.4	37°C	Wet
July	31°C	26°C	437 mm	90%	93%	4.4	39°C	Wet
August	31°C	26°C	359 mm	90%	91%	4.6	39°C	Wet
September	30°C	25°C	283 mm	89%	85%	4.3	37°C	Wet
October	30°C	23°C	185 mm	84%	55%	4.4	34°C	Wet
November	27°C	18°C	38 mm	79%	24%	4.2	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	24°C	13°C	18 mm	75%	28%	3.5	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

24°C

11°C

9 mm

66%

30%

3.6

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

29°C

15°C

20 mm

56%

27%

4.6

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

34°C

20°C

50 mm

54%

43%

5.3

27°C

Hot

April

35°C

24°C

149 mm

65%

61%

5.5

31°C

Hot

May

34°C

26°C

292 mm

76%

73%

5.2

35°C

Wet

June

31°C

26°C

382 mm

87%

89%

4.4

37°C

Wet

July

31°C

26°C

437 mm

90%

93%

4.4

39°C

Wet

August

31°C

26°C

359 mm

90%

91%

4.6

39°C

Wet

September

30°C

25°C

283 mm

89%

85%

4.3

37°C

Wet

October

30°C

23°C

185 mm

84%

55%

4.4

34°C

Wet

November

27°C

18°C

38 mm

79%

24%

4.2

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

24°C

13°C

18 mm

75%

28%

3.5

25°C

Mild to warm and dry