Dhaka weather in October

In October, Dhaka sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 144 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dhaka's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dhaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
144 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:00 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
48%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dhaka reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13226
23226
33226
43226
53226
63226
73225
83225
93225
103225
113225
123225
133225
143225
153125
163125
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183124
193124
203124
213124
223124
233123
243123
253123
263123
273123
283123
293022
303022
313022

How October really feels in Dhaka

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

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

Dhaka weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 7th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24159
34357
44555
54753
64951
75050
85248
95446
105545
115644
125842
136040
146139
156337
166436
176634
186733
196832
206931
217030
227030
237030
247129
257228
267228
277327
287327
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dhaka gets around 144 mm of rain over 14.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
175
274
373
471
570
669
767
866
964
1063
1161
1258
1356
1453
1550
1648
1745
1843
1940
2038
2135
2233
2331
2429
2527
2625
2724
2822
2921
3019
3118

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100595
200595
300694
400793
500892
600991
7001090
8001288
9001486
10001684
11001882
12012079
13012376
14012673
15012970
16023266
17033562
18043858
19054154
20064450
21074646
22094942
230105238
240125335
250135631
260155728
271175725
281195822
291225819
301245817
311275715

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:545:41
211.85:545:40
311.75:555:39
411.75:555:38
511.75:555:37
611.75:565:36
711.65:565:35
811.65:575:34
911.65:575:33
1011.65:585:32
1111.65:585:31
1211.55:585:30
1311.55:595:29
1411.55:595:28
1511.56:005:27
1611.46:005:27
1711.46:015:26
1811.46:015:25
1911.46:025:24
2011.36:025:23
2111.36:035:22
2211.36:035:22
2311.36:045:21
2411.36:045:20
2511.26:055:19
2611.26:055:19
2711.26:065:18
2811.26:075:17
2911.26:075:17
3011.16:085:16
3111.16:085:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.22 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 — October's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dhaka

In seasonPeak

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

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

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Dhaka for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dhaka in October

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

In October, Dhaka sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Dhaka in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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