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Dhaka weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Average temperatures in Dhaka follow a clear seasonal rhythm, rising and falling by 10.2°C over the course of the year. Rainfall leans toward the stretch from April to September. Dhaka weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+3.3°Chigh well above average

34° / 25°Today
31° / 24°Average
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How it's changed

+0.9°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49234days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 178 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 178 in the 1940s+0.9°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 9 mmhigh 25°low 13°February, rain 22 mmhigh 28°low 15°March, rain 61 mmhigh 32°low 20°April, rain 177 mmhigh 33°low 24°May, rain 315 mmhigh 32°low 25°June, rain 360 mmhigh 31°low 26°July, rain 343 mmhigh 31°low 26°August, rain 292 mmhigh 31°low 26°September, rain 261 mmhigh 31°low 26°October, rain 160 mmhigh 30°low 23°November, rain 32 mmhigh 28°low 19°December, rain 12 mmhigh 26°low 14°wettest month June, 360 mm · 2,046 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Mostly clear

Right now

34.2°

38°feels like
49%humidity
22°dew point
5 km/hfrom N
UV index6.2
sunrise05:54sunset17:35day length11h 41m
TodayMostly clear34°25°
TueClear35°24°
WedPartly cloudy34°26°
ThuPartly cloudy33°26°
FriPartly cloudy32°25°
SatPartly cloudy34°25°
SunOvercast33°24°

On this date: October 12

Today (forecast)
34° / 25°
Average for October 12
31° / 24°

High well above average · +3.3°C

  • Record high: 35.3° · 2021
  • Record low: 20.9° · 1944
  • One year ago: 32° / 25°

Every October 12 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 12 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Dhaka is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 23.71°N, 90.41°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
23.71°N, 90.41°E
Time zone
Asia/Dhaka
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

27 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +1.5°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in May, at around 32.5°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 25.1°C. On about 245 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 25.0°C and overnight lows sit around 12.8°C.

The yearly total for Dhaka comes to about 2,046 mm; monthly amounts range from 9 mm in January up to 360 mm in June. Precipitation falls on roughly 159 days in a typical year.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Dhaka now averages 0.9°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. That last decade has also been the warmest in the record.

Climate graph (climograph)

May is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 10°C. Wettest month: June (~360 mm). Whole year averages ~2,046 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 159 rainy days a year: most in July (~27), fewest in December (~1).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Dhaka month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightRecord highRecord low
January25.0°12.8°9 mm110.7 h30.5° (1946)6.4° (2013)
February28.0°15.4°22 mm211.2 h35.5° (1956)8.0° (1983)
March32.0°20.2°61 mm511.8 h39.9° (1946)12.0° (1979)
April33.1°23.7°177 mm1212.6 h42.3° (1957)16.8° (1990)
May32.5°25.1°315 mm1913.1 h40.6° (1957)19.9° (2018)
June31.5°26.1°360 mm2513.5 h39.7° (1979)22.5° (1991)
July30.9°26.0°343 mm2713.3 h36.7° (2018)23.0° (1975)
August31.1°25.9°292 mm2712.8 h36.4° (1979)23.5° (1969)
September31.2°25.6°261 mm2412.1 h37.5° (2024)21.9° (1994)
October30.5°23.5°160 mm1311.4 h36.2° (2021)17.2° (1955)
November28.4°18.5°32 mm210.8 h34.1° (2023)11.6° (1982)
December25.7°14.2°12 mm110.5 h31.2° (1972)8.4° (1983)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.9°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.11°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.23°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 177.8 early in the record → 234.1 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1957, all-time low in 2013: 42.3°C / 6.4°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~2,046 mm/year on average. Last decade: −7% vs that average. Long-term trend: −17 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Dhaka

Which is the warmest month in Dhaka?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Dhaka is May (mean daily temperature of about 28.5°C) and the coolest is January (about 18.3°C).
How does today's temperature in Dhaka compare to the historical average?
On October 12, 2026, Dhaka is forecast to reach a high of 34.3°C and a low of 25.0°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 31.0°C and a low of 24.3°C, so today's high is 3.3°C warmer than that average.
How much has Dhaka warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Dhaka is about 0.9°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Dhaka?
Dhaka receives about 2,046 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with June typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Dhaka?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Dhaka is about 25.3°C. The warmest month is May and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Dhaka by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Dhaka (°C, full record since 1940): January 25°/13°, February 28°/15°, March 32°/20°, April 33°/24°, May 32°/25°, June 31°/26°, July 31°/26°, August 31°/26°, September 31°/26°, October 30°/23°, November 28°/19°, December 26°/14°.
What is the weather like in Dhaka in summer?
June to August is summer in Dhaka, and it is wet and hot. Expect 31°C by day and 26°C at night, with June the warmest month. Rain falls on about 26 days a month, adding up to around 332 mm. It is the wettest season of the year.
What is the weather like in Dhaka in winter?
Winter in Dhaka (December to February) is dry and warm. Daytime highs sit at 25–28°C and nights at 13–15°C; January is the coldest month. Rain rises from 12 mm on 1 day in December to 22 mm on 2 days in February. No season is drier.
What is the weather like in Dhaka in spring?
Spring in Dhaka (March to May) is wet and hot. Afternoons run 32–33°C and nights 20–25°C; April is the warmest month. Rain picks up through the season: 5 rainy days and 61 mm in March, 19 days and 315 mm in May.
What is the weather like in Dhaka in autumn?
In autumn, September through November, Dhaka is wet and hot. Expect 28–31°C by day and 19–26°C at night, with November the coldest month. Rain falls off from 261 mm on 24 days in September to 32 mm on 2 days in November.
How many days a year does it rain in Dhaka?
On long-term average, Dhaka has about 159 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 2,046 mm.

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