Rangpur in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Rangpur sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 34 mm of rain over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Rangpur's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rangpur's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
34 mm
5 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
8.5
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Rangpur in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical winter day in Rangpur reaches about 26°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Rangpur

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rangpur weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°131.810.68.9
Feb27° / 15°162.811.17.8
Mar32° / 19°385.811.85.0
Apr33° / 22°16215.712.63.3
May32° / 24°40325.113.22.7
Jun32° / 26°51428.413.62.2
Jul32° / 26°43229.313.42.1
Aug32° / 27°36528.612.92.1
Sep32° / 26°33426.412.22.5
Oct31° / 23°15413.111.44.5
Nov29° / 18°91.310.77.3
Dec26° / 14°50.710.48.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Rangpur gets around 34 mm of rain over 5 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early December to 11 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Rangpur

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is winter a good time to visit Rangpur?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rangpur in Winter

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

In winter, Rangpur sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Rangpur in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Rangpur peaks around July 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighHighExtremeModerateJul 22UV 11Jan 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rangpur in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rangpur is worst in January — around 178 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17176 µg/m³Jul 1839 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan178Very unhealthy
Feb161Very unhealthy
Mar121Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct87Unhealthy
Nov128Unhealthy
Dec155Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rangpur?

Rangpur sits at 25.7°N, 89.3°E, 36 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Paharpur, 85 km away.

PaharpurPhuentsholingBhadrapurMymensinghRajshahiIlām

Topography around Rangpur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rangpur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 34 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 174 m.

The land around Rangpur is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
174 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Paharpur 85 km · Phuentsholing 124 km · Bhadrapur 146 km · Mymensingh 160 km · Rajshahi 166 km · Tsirang 166 km · Darjeeling 173 km · Ilām 185 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 Rangpur (25.7466°, 89.2517°, elevation 36 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.