Khulna weather in October

In October, Khulna sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 136 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 47% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Khulna's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khulna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:03 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 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 Khulna reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°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
73226
83226
93126
103126
113125
123125
133125
143125
153125
163125
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183125
193124
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213124
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253123
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293023
303023
313023

How October really feels in Khulna

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
10 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.

Khulna weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23664
33961
44159
54357
64555
74654
84852
95050
105248
115347
125644
135743
145941
156139
166238
176436
186535
196634
206733
216733
226832
236931
246931
256931
267030
277030
287030
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Khulna gets around 136 mm of rain over 14.5 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 46% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
174
272
371
469
568
666
765
863
961
1059
1157
1255
1353
1450
1548
1645
1743
1841
1939
2037
2135
2233
2331
2429
2528
2626
2724
2823
2922
3020
3119

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100397
200496
300496
400595
500694
600793
700892
800991
9001189
10001387
11001585
12011782
13011980
14022276
15022573
16032869
17043165
18053461
19063757
20084052
21094348
220104544
230124840
240135136
250155233
260165529
270185626
281205623
291225720
301235818
311255816

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

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
47calm
57calm
67calm
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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:575:44
211.85:575:43
311.75:585:42
411.75:585:42
511.75:585:41
611.75:595:40
711.75:595:39
811.66:005:38
911.66:005:37
1011.66:005:36
1111.66:015:35
1211.56:015:34
1311.56:025:33
1411.56:025:32
1511.56:025:31
1611.56:035:31
1711.46:035:30
1811.46:045:29
1911.46:045:28
2011.46:055:27
2111.46:055:27
2211.36:065:26
2311.36:065:25
2411.36:075:24
2511.36:075:24
2611.36:085:23
2711.26:085:22
2811.26:095:22
2911.26:095:21
3011.26:105:21
3111.26:115:20

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.23 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 — October's 4.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
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 Khulna

In seasonPeak

In October, 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 October a good time to visit Khulna?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khulna in October

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

In October, Khulna sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Khulna in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 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 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
October 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).