, influenced by the monsoon, with a dry season from November to March and a rainy season from May to October.
The city is the capital of Bangladesh and is located in the center of the country, just north of the Tropic of Cancer, in the huge Ganges-Brahmaputra delta.
, from December to February, the night temperature can drop to 11/12 °C (52/54 °F) or even below. Furthermore, especially in December and January,
can form, and there can be quite cool days, with highs below 20 °C (68 °F). In January 2013, the temperature dropped to 7 °C (44.5 °F), with a maximum of 16 °C (61 °F).
, and in this period, without rain and with a stable atmosphere, very high levels of pollution are reached.
. From the end of March to the beginning of June, the temperature can reach or exceed 36/37 °C (97/99 °F). In late April 2014, it reached 42 °C (107.5 °F).
During this period, showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon occur, which become gradually more frequent and intense, to the point that May is a very rainy month.
runs from June to early October. In this period, the rains are frequent and abundant, and the sky is often cloudy.
. Typically, cyclones occur from April to December, with two intensity peaks before and after the monsoon (from late April to early June and in October-November).
. Typically, in November and in the first half of December, the weather is good, and it's hot but not too much, but we cannot exclude that some cloud banks can still form, or that a cyclone, maybe outside of the normal season, can arrive. In March and April, it's hot, and thunderstorms, sometimes intense, can develop in the afternoon or in the evening.
. Here are the average temperatures.
January, the coldest month of the year, is generally a warm month. The average temperature is of
19 °C, with a minimum of
13.3 °C and a maximum of
24.6 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
11.5 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
28 °C.
Precipitation amounts to only
7 mm, and all occurs in one day.
The day lasts on average 10 hours and 55 minutes.
There are on average 6 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 56% of the time.
The average humidity is 69%.
The average wind speed is of
6.4 kph.
February is generally a warm month. The average temperature is of
22.5 °C, with a minimum of
16.6 °C and a maximum of
28.3 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
14 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
32 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
21 mm, distributed over 2 days.
The day lasts on average 11 hours and 25 minutes.
There are on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 65% of the time.
The average humidity is 61%.
The average wind speed is of
7.1 kph.
March is generally a warm to hot month. The average temperature is of
26.8 °C, with a minimum of
21.1 °C and a maximum of
32.4 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
18 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
35.5 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
48 mm, distributed over 4 days.
The day lasts on average 12 hours and 0 minutes.
There are on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 64% of the time.
The average humidity is 59%.
The average wind speed is of
8.9 kph.
April is generally a very hot month. The average temperature is of
29 °C, with a minimum of
24 °C and a maximum of
33.9 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
20.5 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
37 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
128 mm, distributed over 8 days.
The day lasts on average 12 hours and 40 minutes.
There are on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 59% of the time.
The average humidity is 66%.
The average wind speed is of
12.3 kph.
May is generally a very hot, muggy month. The average temperature is of
29.2 °C, with a minimum of
24.9 °C and a maximum of
33.6 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
22 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
36.5 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
272 mm, distributed over 14 days.
The day lasts on average 13 hours and 20 minutes.
There are on average 6.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 50% of the time.
The average humidity is 73%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of
12.6 kph.
June, the hottest month of the year, is generally a very hot, muggy month. The average temperature is of
29.6 °C, with a minimum of
26.3 °C and a maximum of
32.8 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
24.5 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
35.5 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
317 mm, distributed over 17 days.
The day lasts on average 13 hours and 35 minutes. June 21, the summer solstice, is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
There are on average 5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 36% of the time.
The average humidity is 78%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of
13.2 kph.
July is generally a very hot, muggy month. The average temperature is of
29.2 °C, with a minimum of
26.4 °C and a maximum of
32.1 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
25.5 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
35 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
391 mm, distributed over 21 days.
The day lasts on average 13 hours and 25 minutes.
There are on average 4.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 34% of the time.
The average humidity is 80%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of
13.6 kph.
August is generally a very hot, muggy month. The average temperature is of
29.4 °C, with a minimum of
26.5 °C and a maximum of
32.3 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
25.5 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
35 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
315 mm, distributed over 21 days.
The day lasts on average 12 hours and 55 minutes.
There are on average 4.5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 36% of the time.
The average humidity is 79%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of
12.2 kph.
September is generally a very hot, muggy month. The average temperature is of
29.2 °C, with a minimum of
26 °C and a maximum of
32.4 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
25 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
34.5 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
285 mm, distributed over 17 days.
The day lasts on average 12 hours and 20 minutes.
There are on average 5 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 39% of the time.
The average humidity is 79%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of
9.5 kph.
October is generally a very hot, muggy month. The average temperature is of
28 °C, with a minimum of
24.1 °C and a maximum of
31.9 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
22 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
35 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
174 mm, distributed over 10 days.
The day lasts on average 11 hours and 35 minutes.
There are on average 6 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 54% of the time.
The average humidity is 75%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of
6.7 kph.
November is generally a warm to hot month. The average temperature is of
24.6 °C, with a minimum of
19.5 °C and a maximum of
29.7 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
18 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
32.5 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
21 mm, distributed over 2 days.
The day lasts on average 11 hours and 0 minutes.
There are on average 7 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 63% of the time.
The average humidity is 69%.
The average wind speed is of
4.4 kph.
December is generally a warm month. The average temperature is of
20.6 °C, with a minimum of
15.2 °C and a maximum of
26.1 °C.
On the coldest nights of the month, the temperature usually drops to around
13.5 °C.
On the warmest days of the month, the temperature usually reaches around
29 °C.
Precipitation amounts to
11 mm, and all occurs in one day.
The day lasts on average 10 hours and 40 minutes. December 21, the winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
There are on average 6 hours of sunshine per day. So, the sun shines 57% of the time.
The average humidity is 72%. Hence, the air is normally humid.
The average wind speed is of
5 kph.