Khulna weather in December

In December, Khulna sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 10 mm of rain across 0.9 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 76% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of December to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Khulna's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khulna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:40 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Khulna is 3rd largest city of Bangladesh.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 61.2 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
25,192/km²
people per km²
Founded
1884

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 Khulna reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°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.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12817
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92716
102716
112616
122616
132616
142616
152616
162616
172615
182615
192615
202515
212515
222515
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242515
252515
262514
272514
282514
292514
302514
312514

How December really feels in Khulna

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.

Khulna 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° / 14°81.310.89.1
Feb28° / 17°192.811.27.5
Mar32° / 22°405.111.84.7
Apr34° / 25°11511.412.53.0
May34° / 26°18815.713.12.8
Jun33° / 27°30624.313.42.3
Jul32° / 27°34929.613.32.2
Aug32° / 27°2942912.82.3
Sep32° / 26°23525.612.12.5
Oct31° / 25°13614.511.54.2
Nov29° / 20°372.210.97.0
Dec26° / 16°100.910.68.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88515
98515
108515
118515
128515
138515
148515
158515
168515
178614
188614
198614
208614
218614
228614
238614
248614
258713
268713
278713
288713
298713
308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Khulna gets around 10 mm of rain over 0.9 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
42
52
62
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
193
203
213
223
233
243
253
263
273
283
294
304
314

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
122157182
222257172
332455162
432556151
542754141
642854131
753052121
863250111
963349101
107354791
118374691
129394481
1310404271
1411424071
1512433861
1613453661
1714463450
1816483240
1917493040
2019502830
2120512630
2221532420
2323532220
2424532120
2525532020
2626541910
2728531810
2829531710
2931511710
3032511610
3134501510

Wind in December

Winds average 7 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:305:13
210.76:315:13
310.76:325:13
410.76:325:13
510.76:335:13
610.76:345:13
710.76:345:13
810.66:355:14
910.66:365:14
1010.66:365:14
1110.66:375:14
1210.66:375:15
1310.66:385:15
1410.66:395:15
1510.66:395:16
1610.66:405:16
1710.66:405:17
1810.66:415:17
1910.66:415:17
2010.66:425:18
2110.66:425:18
2210.66:435:19
2310.66:435:19
2410.66:445:20
2510.66:445:20
2610.66:455:21
2710.66:455:21
2810.66:455:22
2910.66:465:22
3010.66:465:23
3110.66:465:23

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Khulna

In seasonPeak

In December, Khulna sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Khulna sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Khulna's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Khulna?

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 Khulna for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khulna in December

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

In December, Khulna sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Khulna 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 Khulna peaks around July 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeHighModerateJul 20UV 13Jan 15UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct5High
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Khulna 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 Khulna is worst in January — around 129 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Khulna's WHO annual average of 61.2 µg/m³.

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 11128 µg/m³Jul 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan129Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr38Poor
May30Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Khulna?

Khulna sits at 22.8°N, 89.6°E, 8 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Bagerhat, 29 km away.

JessoreBarisalKolkataDhakaRajshahiMymensinghChittagong

Topography around Khulna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khulna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m.

The land around Khulna is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
21 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Bagerhat 29 km · Jessore 54 km · Barisal 83 km · Kolkata 126 km · Dhaka 132 km · Rajshahi 200 km · Mymensingh 233 km · Chittagong 239 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 Khulna (22.8098°, 89.5644°, elevation 8 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).