Rajshahi weather in December

In December, Rajshahi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°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 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Rajshahi's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rajshahi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:47 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Rajshahi is metropolitan city in Western Bangladesh.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 72.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
1700

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 24°C by the end.

A typical December day in Rajshahi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22716
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42716
52716
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How December really feels in Rajshahi

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.

Rajshahi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°11210.79.0
Feb28° / 16°202.611.27.9
Mar32° / 20°283.611.84.8
Apr35° / 24°749.512.62.6
May35° / 26°19318.113.22.2
Jun33° / 27°31323.613.52.1
Jul32° / 27°30727.613.42.2
Aug32° / 27°25427.412.82.2
Sep32° / 26°24523.212.22.6
Oct31° / 24°11210.511.44.5
Nov29° / 19°151.310.87.3
Dec25° / 15°9110.59.0

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 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68614
78614
88614
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108614
118614
128614
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318614

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Rajshahi gets around 9 mm of rain over 1 wet days in December, the driest month. 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.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
173
184
194
204
214
224
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244
254
264
274
284
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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1741429
2843418
3944408
41044397
51145387
61245376
71346356
81446345
91646335
101746324
111947314
122046303
132246293
142446283
152546262
162745252
172945242
183145231
193345211
203544201
213744180
223944170
234143160
244343140
254442130
264642120
274741110
284940100
295139100
30533890
31543880

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
168calm
178calm
188calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 30 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 6:37 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:375:13
210.66:385:13
310.66:395:14
410.66:395:14
510.66:405:14
610.66:415:14
710.56:415:14
810.56:425:14
910.56:435:15
1010.56:435:15
1110.56:445:15
1210.56:445:15
1310.56:455:16
1410.56:465:16
1510.56:465:16
1610.56:475:17
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1810.56:485:17
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2910.56:535:23
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Rajshahi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rajshahi'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 Rajshahi?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Rajshahi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rajshahi in December

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

In December, Rajshahi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Rajshahi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rajshahi 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 highExtremeModerateJul 20UV 12Jan 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rajshahi 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 Rajshahi is worst in January — around 131 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Rajshahi's WHO annual average of 72.5 µg/m³.

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 14129 µg/m³Jul 1830 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan131Unhealthy
Feb114Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug35Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov101Unhealthy
Dec121Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rajshahi?

Rajshahi sits at 24.4°N, 88.6°E, 23 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Paharpur, 82 km away.

PaharpurJessoreRangpurMymensinghDhakaKhulnaKolkataBagerhat

Topography around Rajshahi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rajshahi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m.

The land around Rajshahi is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
56 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Paharpur 82 km · Jessore 148 km · Rangpur 166 km · Mymensingh 187 km · Dhaka 198 km · Khulna 200 km · Kolkata 203 km · Bagerhat 226 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 Rajshahi (24.374°, 88.6011°, 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. 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).