Climate · Dhaka

Dhaka in December

Warm and dry, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Dhaka is warm: highs near 81°F, lows near 59°F. Rain is rare, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 42 minutes.December in Dhaka is warm: highs near 27°C, lows near 15°C. Rain is rare, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 42 minutes.

High
81°F27°Caverage
Low
59°F15°Caverage
Wet days
0a week · 4% of days
Daylight
10h 42mon average

Is December a good time to visit Dhaka?


Yes. December is one of Dhaka's best months (December to January).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 81°F in December, against 78°F to 94°F through the year.Highs near 27°C in December, against 26°C to 34°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

4% of days in December, against 4% to 95% through the year.

Cloud cover

22% cover in December, against 18% to 84% through the year.

Daylight

10h 42m in December, against 10h 42m to 13h 35m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side


  1. November86°30°low 66°low 19°1 wet day a weekRain on about one day a week.
  2. December81°27°low 59°low 15°no wet daysRain on fewer than one day a week.
  3. January78°26°low 55°low 13°no wet daysRain on fewer than one day a week.

Where Dhaka sits, in December

Asia/Dhaka

this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
6:33 AMsets 5:14 PM
Above the sea
20 mlow-lying
Latitude
23.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around Dhaka, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Dhaka is our one place in Bangladesh so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Dhaka. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.