Dhaka weather in May

In May, Dhaka sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 316 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dhaka's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
316 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:20 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical May day in Dhaka reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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93325
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How May really feels in Dhaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dhaka weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36634
46634
56634
66634
76634
86535
96436
106436
116337
126238
136139
146040
155842
165743
175644
185446
195248
205149
215050
224951
234852
244753
254654
264555
274555
284357
294357
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dhaka gets around 316 mm of rain over 22.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
162
262
363
464
564
664
765
865
966
1066
1167
1267
1368
1469
1570
1671
1772
1873
1974
2075
2176
2277
2378
2478
2578
2678
2779
2879
2979
3079
3179

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
124454
214356
314158
413960
513762
613564
703367
803169
902971
1002674
1102476
1202278
1302080
1401981
1501783
1601684
1701585
1801486
1901387
2001288
2101288
2201189
2301090
240991
250991
260892
270793
280694
290694
300595
310496

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:296:22
212.95:296:22
312.95:286:23
412.95:276:23
512.95:276:24
613.05:266:24
713.05:256:24
813.05:256:25
913.05:246:25
1013.05:246:26
1113.15:236:26
1213.15:226:27
1313.15:226:27
1413.15:216:28
1513.15:216:28
1613.15:206:29
1713.25:206:29
1813.25:196:30
1913.25:196:30
2013.25:196:31
2113.25:186:31
2213.25:186:32
2313.25:186:32
2413.35:176:33
2513.35:176:33
2613.35:176:34
2713.35:166:34
2813.35:166:35
2913.35:166:35
3013.35:166:36
3113.35:156:36

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.9 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 — May's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Dhaka

In seasonPeak

In May, Dhaka sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 May a good time to visit Dhaka?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dhaka.

What to pack for Dhaka in May

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

In May, Dhaka sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dhaka in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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