Chittagong weather in March
In March, Chittagong sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 46 mm of rain across 4.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Chittagong's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chittagong's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 28°
- 8th warmest
- Overnight low
- 24°
- 5th coldest
- Rainfall
- 46 mm
- 4.4 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 48 min
- 6:07 AM – 5:58 PM
- Cloud cover
- 23%
- 4th clearest
- Wind
- 13 km/h
- 7th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.03 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.6
- out of 10
Chittagong is second largest city of Bangladesh, situated at the southwestern part of the country.
- Air quality
- Severe
- PM2.5 56.4 µg/m³ · 2018
- Density
- 24,351/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in March
Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.
A typical March day in Chittagong reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 22 |
| 2 | 27 | 22 |
| 3 | 27 | 22 |
| 4 | 27 | 22 |
| 5 | 27 | 22 |
| 6 | 27 | 22 |
| 7 | 27 | 23 |
| 8 | 27 | 23 |
| 9 | 27 | 23 |
| 10 | 28 | 23 |
| 11 | 28 | 23 |
| 12 | 28 | 23 |
| 13 | 28 | 23 |
| 14 | 28 | 24 |
| 15 | 28 | 24 |
| 16 | 28 | 24 |
| 17 | 28 | 24 |
| 18 | 28 | 24 |
| 19 | 28 | 24 |
| 20 | 28 | 24 |
| 21 | 28 | 24 |
| 22 | 28 | 24 |
| 23 | 28 | 24 |
| 24 | 28 | 25 |
| 25 | 28 | 25 |
| 26 | 28 | 25 |
| 27 | 28 | 25 |
| 28 | 28 | 25 |
| 29 | 29 | 25 |
| 30 | 29 | 25 |
| 31 | 29 | 25 |
How March really feels in Chittagong
Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 3 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Chittagong weather by month
How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23° / 18° | 6 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 9.3 |
| Feb | 25° / 20° | 14 | 1.8 | 11.2 | 9.0 |
| Mar | 28° / 24° | 46 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 7.6 |
| Apr | 29° / 26° | 98 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 5.7 |
| May | 30° / 27° | 291 | 20.5 | 13.1 | 4.1 |
| Jun | 29° / 27° | 583 | 26.8 | 13.3 | 3.1 |
| Jul | 29° / 27° | 606 | 29.3 | 13.2 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 29° / 27° | 454 | 28.7 | 12.8 | 3.1 |
| Sep | 29° / 27° | 340 | 25.6 | 12.1 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 29° / 26° | 203 | 17.3 | 11.5 | 4.8 |
| Nov | 27° / 23° | 48 | 3.9 | 10.9 | 7.8 |
| Dec | 25° / 19° | 12 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 9.1 |
Cloud cover in March
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in March.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 92 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Cloudier (%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | 8 |
| 2 | 92 | 8 |
| 3 | 91 | 9 |
| 4 | 91 | 9 |
| 5 | 91 | 9 |
| 6 | 90 | 10 |
| 7 | 90 | 10 |
| 8 | 90 | 10 |
| 9 | 89 | 11 |
| 10 | 88 | 12 |
| 11 | 88 | 12 |
| 12 | 88 | 12 |
| 13 | 88 | 12 |
| 14 | 88 | 12 |
| 15 | 88 | 12 |
| 16 | 87 | 13 |
| 17 | 88 | 12 |
| 18 | 88 | 12 |
| 19 | 88 | 12 |
| 20 | 87 | 13 |
| 21 | 87 | 13 |
| 22 | 88 | 12 |
| 23 | 88 | 12 |
| 24 | 88 | 12 |
| 25 | 88 | 12 |
| 26 | 87 | 13 |
| 27 | 87 | 13 |
| 28 | 87 | 13 |
| 29 | 87 | 13 |
| 30 | 87 | 13 |
| 31 | 87 | 13 |
Chance of precipitation in March
Chittagong gets around 46 mm of rain over 4.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 8 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 |
| 10 | 9 |
| 11 | 9 |
| 12 | 10 |
| 13 | 10 |
| 14 | 11 |
| 15 | 11 |
| 16 | 12 |
| 17 | 13 |
| 18 | 14 |
| 19 | 15 |
| 20 | 16 |
| 21 | 17 |
| 22 | 18 |
| 23 | 19 |
| 24 | 21 |
| 25 | 22 |
| 26 | 23 |
| 27 | 25 |
| 28 | 26 |
| 29 | 26 |
| 30 | 27 |
| 31 | 27 |
Humidity in March
Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Muggy (%) | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Oppressive (%) | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 |
| Miserable (%) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 33 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 35 | 30 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 37 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 39 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 40 | 3 |
| 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 42 | 3 |
| 9 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 4 |
| 10 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 45 | 4 |
| 11 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 5 |
| 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 48 | 5 |
| 13 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 50 | 6 |
| 14 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 7 |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 53 | 7 |
| 16 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 8 |
| 17 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 56 | 9 |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 10 |
| 19 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 11 |
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 61 | 12 |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 62 | 14 |
| 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 62 | 15 |
| 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 63 | 17 |
| 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 65 | 18 |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 65 | 20 |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 65 | 22 |
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 65 | 24 |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 26 |
| 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 28 |
| 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 30 |
| 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 33 |
Wind in March
Winds average 13 km/h in March.
Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | calm |
| 2 | 12 | light breeze |
| 3 | 12 | light breeze |
| 4 | 12 | light breeze |
| 5 | 12 | light breeze |
| 6 | 12 | light breeze |
| 7 | 12 | light breeze |
| 8 | 12 | light breeze |
| 9 | 12 | light breeze |
| 10 | 12 | light breeze |
| 11 | 13 | light breeze |
| 12 | 13 | light breeze |
| 13 | 13 | light breeze |
| 14 | 13 | light breeze |
| 15 | 13 | light breeze |
| 16 | 13 | light breeze |
| 17 | 13 | light breeze |
| 18 | 13 | light breeze |
| 19 | 13 | light breeze |
| 20 | 13 | light breeze |
| 21 | 14 | light breeze |
| 22 | 14 | light breeze |
| 23 | 14 | light breeze |
| 24 | 14 | light breeze |
| 25 | 14 | light breeze |
| 26 | 14 | light breeze |
| 27 | 14 | light breeze |
| 28 | 14 | light breeze |
| 29 | 14 | light breeze |
| 30 | 14 | light breeze |
| 31 | 14 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in March
Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:03 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:20 | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:18 | 6:17 | 6:16 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:13 | 6:12 | 6:11 | 6:10 | 6:09 | 6:08 | 6:07 | 6:06 | 6:05 | 6:04 | 6:03 | 6:02 | 6:01 | 6:00 | 5:59 | 5:58 | 5:57 | 5:56 | 5:55 | 5:54 | 5:53 | 5:53 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:51 | 5:52 | 5:52 | 5:53 | 5:53 | 5:54 | 5:54 | 5:54 | 5:55 | 5:55 | 5:56 | 5:56 | 5:56 | 5:57 | 5:57 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:59 | 5:59 | 5:59 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:01 | 6:01 | 6:01 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:02 | 6:03 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.5 | 6:20 | 5:51 |
| 2 | 11.5 | 6:20 | 5:52 |
| 3 | 11.6 | 6:19 | 5:52 |
| 4 | 11.6 | 6:18 | 5:53 |
| 5 | 11.6 | 6:17 | 5:53 |
| 6 | 11.6 | 6:16 | 5:54 |
| 7 | 11.6 | 6:15 | 5:54 |
| 8 | 11.7 | 6:14 | 5:54 |
| 9 | 11.7 | 6:14 | 5:55 |
| 10 | 11.7 | 6:13 | 5:55 |
| 11 | 11.7 | 6:12 | 5:56 |
| 12 | 11.8 | 6:11 | 5:56 |
| 13 | 11.8 | 6:10 | 5:56 |
| 14 | 11.8 | 6:09 | 5:57 |
| 15 | 11.8 | 6:08 | 5:57 |
| 16 | 11.8 | 6:07 | 5:58 |
| 17 | 11.9 | 6:06 | 5:58 |
| 18 | 11.9 | 6:05 | 5:58 |
| 19 | 11.9 | 6:04 | 5:59 |
| 20 | 11.9 | 6:03 | 5:59 |
| 21 | 12.0 | 6:02 | 5:59 |
| 22 | 12.0 | 6:01 | 6:00 |
| 23 | 12.0 | 6:00 | 6:00 |
| 24 | 12.0 | 5:59 | 6:00 |
| 25 | 12.0 | 5:58 | 6:01 |
| 26 | 12.1 | 5:57 | 6:01 |
| 27 | 12.1 | 5:56 | 6:01 |
| 28 | 12.1 | 5:55 | 6:02 |
| 29 | 12.1 | 5:54 | 6:02 |
| 30 | 12.1 | 5:53 | 6:02 |
| 31 | 12.2 | 5:53 | 6:03 |
Solar energy in March
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.03 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 8 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 9 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 10 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 11 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.1 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Chittagong
None of Chittagong's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Chittagong sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.
Chittagong's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is March a good time to visit Chittagong?
Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
March is one of the better times to visit Chittagong for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Chittagong in March
From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In March, Chittagong sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Chittagong in March
The nearest coast averages about 26°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in October at about 29°C and coldest in January near 22°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 23 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 26 | Warm |
| Apr | 28 | Tropical |
| May | 29 | Tropical |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 27 | Warm |
| Dec | 24 | Refreshing |
UV index in Chittagong in March
Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chittagong peaks around July 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Level | High | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | High |
| Feb | 7 | High |
| Mar | 8 | Very high |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 7 | High |
| Dec | 6 | High |
Air quality in Chittagong in March
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Chittagong is worst in January — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).
Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Chittagong's WHO annual average of 56.4 µg/m³.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 117 | 92 | 79 | 49 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 67 | 95 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 117 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 92 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 79 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 49 | Poor |
| May | 34 | Moderate |
| Jun | 27 | Moderate |
| Jul | 22 | Moderate |
| Aug | 26 | Moderate |
| Sep | 26 | Moderate |
| Oct | 43 | Poor |
| Nov | 67 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 95 | Unhealthy |
Where is Chittagong?
Chittagong sits at 22.3°N, 91.8°E, 15 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Cox's Bazar, 102 km away.
Topography around Chittagong
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chittagong.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Chittagong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.
The land around Chittagong is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (33%) within 80 km.
Bangladesh travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type A / C / D / G
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 25% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $2,597
- 2025
- Happiness
- 4.3 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 59%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 2.3
- per 100k, 2018
- Road deaths
- 15.3
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Lower middle
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- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 506
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chittagong (22.3384°, 91.8317°, elevation 15 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).