Chattogram (Chittagong) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · major coastal city · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Chattogram (Chittagong) is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with December and February close behind. Chattogram (Chittagong) averages about 2,518 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,518
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 4,340 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 4.5M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Chattogram (Chittagong)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chattogram (Chittagong) is January, then December and February. The dullest month is April (66/100, 171 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Chattogram (Chittagong)?
Chattogram (Chittagong) gets a lot of sun: around 2,518 hours a year. January (92/100) is noticeably better than April (66). Chattogram (Chittagong) is the sunniest of the 8 destinations tracked in Bangladesh. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 60% of the year's 4,340 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 10 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| February | 87 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 39 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 82 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 62 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 171 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 428 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 749 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 1138 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 732 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 508 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 66 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 400 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 77 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 89 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 91 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 14 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
Sea temperature in Chattogram (Chittagong) by month
The sea off Chattogram (Chittagong) is warmest in May at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 22°C / 72°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cox's Bazar Bangladesh · 89 km · best in Jan · 2,418 h sun/yr
- Dhaka Bangladesh · 229 km · best in Jan · 2,130 h sun/yr
- Sylhet Bangladesh · 302 km · best in Jan · 2,257 h sun/yr
- Kolkata India · 349 km · best in Jan · 2,164 h sun/yr
- Imphal India · 351 km · best in Jan · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Guwahati India · 430 km · best in Jan · 2,129 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Barisal Bangladesh · 167 km · 2,105 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Agartala India · 191 km · 2,352 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Aizawl (Lengpui) India · 195 km · 2,357 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sittwe Myanmar (Burma) · 260 km · 2,440 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Chattogram (Chittagong) compares month by month: Chattogram (Chittagong) vs Dhaka · Chattogram (Chittagong) vs Cox's Bazar · Chattogram (Chittagong) vs Imphal · Chattogram (Chittagong) vs Sylhet · all comparisons
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