Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is April, averaging a high of 33°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 13°C.
Dhaka, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. With an estimated population of 36.6 million, Dhaka is the second largest city by population in the world, and is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. via Wikipedia
Notable weather in Dhaka
Low-lying Dhaka floods severely in heavy monsoons; the 1998 floods submerged about two-thirds of Bangladesh and much of the capital for weeks. Read more →
Dhaka average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is June (13 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 13°C | 0 mm |
| February | 28°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
| March | 32°C | 20°C | 0 mm |
| April | 33°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
| May | 33°C | 25°C | 10 mm |
| June | 32°C | 26°C | 13 mm |
| July | 32°C | 27°C | 10 mm |
| August | 32°C | 27°C | 10 mm |
| September | 32°C | 26°C | 10 mm |
| October | 31°C | 24°C | 5 mm |
| November | 29°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| December | 26°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 40°C on 2023-05-09
- Coldest day on record: 7°C on 2013-01-09
Percentiles compare each day to Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →