Dhaka

Bangladesh · 23.81°, 90.41° · 7 models compared

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last 30 days · daily high · vs ERA5

Over the last 30 days, UKMO was closest for Dhaka (avg error 1.2°).

1UKMO
1.2° err
2ECMWF IFS
1.2° err
3GFS
1.3° err
4ICON
1.6° err
5JMA GSM/MSM
1.9° err
6ARPEGE/AROME
2.1° err
7GEM
2.4° err

Lower error is better. We compare each model's past forecasts against what actually happened (ERA5 reanalysis). See the methodology.

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Sky tonight

Waxing crescent
44% illuminated
Climate report

Dhaka's climate, by the numbers

1991–2020 normals from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.

Temperature & rainfall by month

Jan13°–24°
Feb16°–27°
Mar20°–32°
Apr24°–33°
May25°–32°
Jun26°–31°
Jul26°–31°
Aug26°–31°
Sep25°–31°
Oct23°–30°
Nov19°–28°
Dec15°–25°

Bar spans the average low to average high. Wettest month: 359 mm.

Weather DNA

Dhaka's unique climate fingerprint

Rainfall by month

Jan6.3 mm
Feb20 mm
Mar64 mm
Apr164 mm
May315 mm
Jun359 mm
Jul346 mm
Aug270 mm
Sep265 mm
Oct147 mm
Nov25 mm
Dec9.3 mm

Average monthly rainfall (1991–2020).

Dhaka has a hot climate with mild seasonal change. Across the year the average temperature sits around 25.5°C, peaking in June and bottoming out in January.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, totalling about 1990 mm. June is typically the wettest month and January the driest, but there's no single dominant rainy season.

It's a sunny place overall, with roughly 3350 hours of sunshine a year — worth keeping in mind when you compare it against other cities on Climify.

Records

Hottest
39° 1992-04-14
Coldest
2013-01-09
Wettest day
220 mm 2007-07-21

Warming trend

+ 0.1°C vs 1961–1990
1960s26°
1970s−0.1°25°
1980s−0.1°25°
1990s−0.1°25°
2000s0.0°26°
2010s+0.1°26°
2020s+0.1°26°

Change versus the 1960s, the earliest decade on record.

Dhaka weather — FAQ

Which weather model is most accurate for Dhaka? +

Climify backtests all seven models against what actually happened over the last 30 days (ERA5 reanalysis) and ranks them by average error for Dhaka specifically. The live leaderboard on this page shows the current ranking.

What is the climate of Dhaka like? +

Dhaka has a hot climate with mild seasonal change. Across the year the average temperature sits around 25.5°C, peaking in June and bottoming out in January. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, totalling about 1990 mm. June is typically the wettest month and January the driest, but there's no single dominant rainy season. It's a sunny place overall, with roughly 3350 hours of sunshine a year — worth keeping in mind when you compare it against other cities on Climify.

How hot does Dhaka get? +

The hottest temperature on record for Dhaka in the ERA5 archive is 39° (1992-04-14). The warmest month on average is June.

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