Dhaka in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Dhaka sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 549 mm of rain over about 43 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 30°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Dhaka's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dhaka's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 549 mm; 43 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 3.6; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Dhaka in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 30°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Dhaka reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Dhaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 83 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

47 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Dhaka weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 13°	6	1.2	10.7	9.1
Feb	28° / 16°	19	3	11.2	7.6
Mar	32° / 21°	65	6	11.8	4.9
Apr	33° / 24°	167	14.3	12.5	3.3
May	33° / 25°	316	22.3	13.1	2.7
Jun	32° / 27°	363	26.7	13.4	2.3
Jul	32° / 27°	343	28.8	13.3	2.2
Aug	32° / 27°	264	28.3	12.8	2.2
Sep	32° / 26°	263	25.2	12.1	2.5
Oct	31° / 24°	144	14.8	11.4	4.1
Nov	29° / 19°	25	2.2	10.9	7.0
Dec	26° / 15°	11	1	10.6	8.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Dhaka gets around 549 mm of rain over 43 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early March to 13 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Dhaka

In seasonPeak

In spring, Dhaka overlaps 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 spring a good time to visit Dhaka?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dhaka.

What to pack for Dhaka in Spring

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

In spring, Dhaka sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 43 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dhaka in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	8	7	9	7	13	11	10	6	5	5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Dhaka in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	165	142	100	66	52	35	25	34	47	82	131	157
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	165	Very unhealthy
Feb	142	Unhealthy
Mar	100	Unhealthy
Apr	66	Unhealthy
May	52	Poor
Jun	35	Poor
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	47	Poor
Oct	82	Unhealthy
Nov	131	Unhealthy
Dec	157	Very 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.

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

artificial surfaces 79%

16 km

31 m

cropland 32%

80 km

65 m

cropland 51%

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Spring 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

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.