Dhaka weather in December

In December, Dhaka sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dhaka's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:38 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
24%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Dhaka is capital and largest city of Bangladesh.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 86.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
28,143/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dhaka reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22817
32717
42716
52716
62716
72716
82716
92716
102716
112616
122615
132615
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202514
212514
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282514
292514
302513
312513

How December really feels in Dhaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dhaka weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°61.210.79.1
Feb28° / 16°19311.27.6
Mar32° / 21°65611.84.9
Apr33° / 24°16714.312.53.3
May33° / 25°31622.313.12.7
Jun32° / 27°36326.713.42.3
Jul32° / 27°34328.813.32.2
Aug32° / 27°26428.312.82.2
Sep32° / 26°26325.212.12.5
Oct31° / 24°14414.811.44.1
Nov29° / 19°252.210.97.0
Dec26° / 15°11110.68.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38614
48614
58614
68614
78614
88515
98515
108515
118515
128416
138416
148416
158416
168416
178416
188515
198515
208515
218515
228515
238515
248614
258614
268614
278614
288614
298614
308614
318614

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Dhaka gets around 11 mm of rain over 1 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
43
53
63
73
83
93
104
114
124
134
144
154
164
174
183
193
203
213
223
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243
253
263
273
283
293
303
313

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
112260161
212460150
322658140
422758130
522957120
623156110
723355100
83355390
93375190
104394980
114414770
125434570
136454360
147464160
158483950
169493750
1710513540
1811523340
1912543130
2014542930
2115562720
2216572520
2318572320
2419572220
2521582010
2622581910
2724581710
2825581610
2927581410
3028581310
3130571210

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:295:07
210.66:305:07
310.66:305:08
410.66:315:08
510.66:325:08
610.66:325:08
710.66:335:08
810.66:335:08
910.66:345:09
1010.66:355:09
1110.66:355:09
1210.66:365:10
1310.66:365:10
1410.66:375:10
1510.56:385:11
1610.56:385:11
1710.56:395:11
1810.56:395:12
1910.56:405:12
2010.56:405:13
2110.56:415:13
2210.56:415:13
2310.56:425:14
2410.56:425:14
2510.56:435:15
2610.56:435:15
2710.56:435:16
2810.56:445:17
2910.56:445:17
3010.66:455:18
3110.66:455:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Dhaka

In seasonPeak

None of Dhaka's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Dhaka's monsoon runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Dhaka?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Dhaka for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dhaka in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Dhaka sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Dhaka in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dhaka peaks around July 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 17 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 20UV 12Jan 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Dhaka in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dhaka is worst in January — around 165 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Dhaka's WHO annual average of 86.5 µg/m³.

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 13164 µg/m³Jul 1726 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan165Very unhealthy
Feb142Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep47Poor
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov131Unhealthy
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dhaka?

Dhaka sits at 23.7°N, 90.4°E, 23 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Barisal, 112 km away.

BarisalMymensinghKhulnaBagerhatJessoreRajshahiSylhetPaharpur

Topography around Dhaka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dhaka.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dhaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m.

The land around Dhaka is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
65 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Barisal 112 km · Mymensingh 116 km · Khulna 132 km · Bagerhat 133 km · Jessore 136 km · Rajshahi 198 km · Sylhet 199 km · Paharpur 206 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
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 506
Religion
Muslim 91%Hindu 8%other 1%

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 Dhaka (23.7104°, 90.4074°, elevation 23 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. 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).