Best time to visit Dhaka

January is the best time to visit Dhaka for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 95/100
The least cloud January 21 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 7 mm
Warmth April 33 °C
Cooler weather January 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 95 24 °C 1
2 December 92 25 °C 1
3 February 88 27 °C 3
4 November 82 28 °C 2
5 March 72 31 °C 6
6 October 55 30 °C 15
7 April 51 33 °C 14
8 September 43 31 °C 26
9 August 42 31 °C 28
10 July 42 30 °C 29
11 May 40 32 °C 22
12 June 40 31 °C 27

When to think twice

June scores lowest with about 27 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 24.1 °C 7 mm 21 %
February 27.3 °C 19 mm 22 %
March 31.5 °C 66 mm 28 %
April 32.6 °C 162 mm 43 %
May 32.0 °C 316 mm 58 %
June 31.1 °C 357 mm 85 %
July 30.4 °C 346 mm 94 %
August 30.6 °C 271 mm 93 %
September 30.6 °C 264 mm 84 %
October 30.1 °C 146 mm 48 %
November 28.0 °C 25 mm 28 %
December 25.1 °C 9 mm 24 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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