Khulna climate

Khulna is warmest in April, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 13 °C. July is the wettest month (355 mm) and January the driest (8.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Khulna averages 1,762 mm of rain and 336 days above 25 °C.

Bangladesh · population 1,500,689 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 19°
  2. Feb 22°
  3. Mar 27°
  4. Apr 29°
  5. May 29°
  6. Jun 29°
  7. Jul 28°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 27°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 23°
  12. Dec 20°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectKhulna through the year

Khulna has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 25 °C in January to 34 °C in April, a swing of 10 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 336 days a year reach 25 °C, 194 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in April.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 355 mm against 8 mm in January — 43 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 24.9 °C 8 mm 19 %
February 28.2 °C 19 mm 21 %
March 32.4 °C 44 mm 26 %
April 34.0 °C 119 mm 37 %
May 33.4 °C 185 mm 52 %
June 31.7 °C 304 mm 84 %
July 30.6 °C 355 mm 94 %
August 30.6 °C 299 mm 94 %
September 30.5 °C 237 mm 84 %
October 30.1 °C 147 mm 50 %
November 28.2 °C 35 mm 30 %
December 25.6 °C 10 mm 23 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 24.9 °C13.2 °C18.8 °C29.7 °C8.2 °C1500
February 28.2 °C16.4 °C22.2 °C35.8 °C9.5 °C2560
March 32.4 °C21.2 °C26.6 °C38.0 °C13.4 °C31260
April 34.0 °C24.7 °C28.8 °C40.3 °C17.8 °C30270
May 33.4 °C26.2 °C29.3 °C40.0 °C21.6 °C31280
June 31.7 °C26.4 °C28.7 °C38.0 °C24.3 °C30240
July 30.6 °C25.8 °C27.8 °C34.4 °C23.4 °C31210
August 30.6 °C25.6 °C27.7 °C34.0 °C23.9 °C31210
September 30.5 °C25.2 °C27.4 °C34.1 °C20.9 °C30200
October 30.1 °C23.1 °C26.3 °C33.8 °C17.2 °C31170
November 28.2 °C18.7 °C23.3 °C32.4 °C12.4 °C2930
December 25.6 °C14.7 °C20.0 °C29.9 °C8.6 °C2200

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 8 mm111 h/day19 %69 %11 km/h
February 19 mm311 h/day21 %67 %11 km/h
March 44 mm512 h/day26 %66 %13 km/h
April 119 mm1113 h/day37 %74 %16 km/h
May 185 mm1513 h/day52 %80 %17 km/h
June 304 mm2414 h/day84 %85 %17 km/h
July 355 mm3013 h/day94 %87 %17 km/h
August 299 mm2913 h/day94 %87 %16 km/h
September 237 mm2512 h/day84 %87 %13 km/h
October 147 mm1512 h/day50 %84 %9.8 km/h
November 35 mm211 h/day30 %75 %9.3 km/h
December 10 mm111 h/day23 %71 %9.8 km/h

How Khulna compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Khulna 34 °C 13 °C 1,762 mm 336
Bagerhat · Bangladesh 34 °C 13 °C 1,847 mm 336
Jessore · Bangladesh 35 °C 12 °C 1,745 mm 332
Barishal · Bangladesh 33 °C 14 °C 1,964 mm 329

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QuestionsCommon questions about Khulna’s climate

When is the best time to visit Khulna?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Khulna get?

In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 194 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 13 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Khulna?

July, averaging 355 mm over 30 days with rain. The driest month is January with 8 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,762 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Khulna rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
22.810°, 89.564° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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