Dhaka weather in January

In January, Dhaka sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Dhaka's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:47 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
22%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Dhaka reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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292614
302614
312614

How January really feels in Dhaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

January 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 January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48515
58515
68515
78515
88515
98515
108614
118713
128713
138713
148812
158812
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308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Dhaka gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
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183
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204
214
224
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245
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266
276
287
297
307
317

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13157111
23256111
33455101
4355591
5375391
6385381
7395281
8405181
9415081
10425081
11434981
12434980
13444880
14444780
15454780
16454690
17464590
18464590
19464590
20464490
21464491
224644101
234544101
244544111
254444111
264344122
274244122
284144132
294044132
303945143
313745153

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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227calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:455:18
210.66:455:19
310.66:455:20
410.66:465:20
510.66:465:21
610.66:465:21
710.66:465:22
810.66:465:23
910.66:475:23
1010.66:475:24
1110.66:475:25
1210.66:475:25
1310.76:475:26
1410.76:475:27
1510.76:475:28
1610.76:475:28
1710.76:475:29
1810.76:475:30
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2010.76:475:31
2110.76:475:32
2210.86:475:32
2310.86:475:33
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2510.86:465:35
2610.86:465:35
2710.86:465:36
2810.96:465:37
2910.96:455:37
3010.96:455:38
3110.96:455:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.4 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 — January's 4.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Dhaka

In seasonPeak

None of Dhaka's seasonal hazards are active in January. 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 January a good time to visit Dhaka?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January 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 January

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

In January, Dhaka sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Dhaka in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 4 — 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 January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January 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
January 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).