Dhaka weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · major city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Dhaka is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with December and February close behind. Dhaka averages about 2,130 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,130
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 2,183 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 12.8M
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Dhaka?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dhaka is January, then December and February. The dullest month is April (45/100, 176 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dhaka?
Dhaka gets a moderate 2,130 hours of sunshine a year. January (89/100) is noticeably better than April (45). It ranks #7 of 8 destinations in Bangladesh for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,212 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 51% of the annual 2,183 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 89 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 10 mm | 4 |
| February | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 21 mm | 6 |
| March | 65 | 34° / 93°F | 20° / 68°F | 54 mm | 8 |
| April | 45 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 176 mm | 8 |
| May | 51 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 310 mm | 8 |
| June | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 387 mm | 7 |
| July | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 404 mm | 8 |
| August | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 327 mm | 8 |
| September | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 271 mm | 8 |
| October | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 176 mm | 8 |
| November | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 31 mm | 6 |
| December | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 16 mm | 5 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sylhet Bangladesh · 194 km · best in Jan · 2,257 h sun/yr
- Chattogram (Chittagong) Bangladesh · 229 km · best in Jan · 2,518 h sun/yr
- Kolkata India · 239 km · best in Jan · 2,164 h sun/yr
- Saidpur Bangladesh · 261 km · best in Jan · 2,219 h sun/yr
- Guwahati India · 279 km · best in Jan · 2,129 h sun/yr
- Cox's Bazar Bangladesh · 310 km · best in Jan · 2,418 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Agartala India · 86 km · 2,352 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Barisal Bangladesh · 116 km · 2,105 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Jessore Bangladesh · 146 km · 2,205 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Rajshahi Bangladesh · 192 km · 2,155 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Aizawl (Lengpui) India · 226 km · 2,357 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Dhaka compares month by month: Dhaka vs Kolkata · Dhaka vs Chattogram (Chittagong) · Dhaka vs Cox's Bazar · Dhaka vs Sylhet · all comparisons
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