Khulna weather in January

In January, Khulna sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 10.8 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 80% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Khulna's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khulna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:49 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
20%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
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 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 Khulna reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°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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How January really feels in Khulna

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.

Khulna 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° / 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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48416
58416
68416
78515
88515
98614
108614
118614
128713
138713
148812
158812
169010
179010
189010
19919
20919
21919
22919
23919
24919
25919
26919
27919
289010
299010
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Khulna gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.3 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 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
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316

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13549151
23748151
33847151
43945151
54044151
64143151
74243151
84342151
94341151
104441151
114440151
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214439152
224439152
234439152
244339163
254239163
264239164
274139164
283940164
293840175
303641185
313441196

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
18calm
28calm
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58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 6:46 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:465:24
210.66:475:24
310.66:475:25
410.66:475:25
510.66:475:26
610.76:485:27
710.76:485:27
810.76:485:28
910.76:485:29
1010.76:485:29
1110.76:485:30
1210.76:495:31
1310.76:495:31
1410.76:495:32
1510.76:495:33
1610.76:495:33
1710.86:495:34
1810.86:495:35
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2010.86:495:36
2110.86:495:37
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2710.96:485:41
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2910.96:475:42
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3110.96:475:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.53 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 — January's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
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244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Khulna

In seasonPeak

None of Khulna's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 January a good time to visit Khulna?

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
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January 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 January

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

In January, Khulna sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khulna in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 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 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
January 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).