Sylhet weather in February

In February, Sylhet sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 48 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in February, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sylhet's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sylhet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:33 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
25%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Sylhet is capital and largest city of Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 59.8 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
8,943/km²
people per km²
Founded
1867

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sylhet reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52512
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How February really feels in Sylhet

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

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

Sylhet weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°101.810.69.0
Feb26° / 14°484.611.18.2
Mar29° / 18°18711.211.86.1
Apr29° / 21°56021.412.64.0
May30° / 23°75927.613.23.1
Jun30° / 25°95329.513.52.5
Jul31° / 25°94130.813.42.3
Aug31° / 26°73330.712.92.3
Sep31° / 25°52327.612.22.6
Oct30° / 23°21714.811.44.7
Nov28° / 17°282.310.87.8
Dec25° / 13°121.110.59.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48812
58812
68812
78812
88812
98812
108713
118614
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sylhet gets around 48 mm of rain over 4.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202528
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
411
511
611
712
812
913
1013
1114
1214
1315
1416
1516
1617
1718
1819
1919
2020
2120
2221
2321
2421
2521
2622
2722
2822

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1514540
2494650
3484760
4464760
5454870
6444880
7424990
84149100
93949111
103849121
113649131
123549142
133349152
143149163
153049184
162948194
172748205
182647216
192446237
202345248
212144268
222043279
2319432910
2418423011
2516413111
2615403212
2714393313
2814383513

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
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264calm
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284calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:405:32
210.96:405:32
310.96:405:33
410.96:395:34
510.96:395:34
610.96:385:35
711.06:385:36
811.06:375:37
911.06:375:37
1011.06:365:38
1111.06:365:39
1211.16:355:39
1311.16:345:40
1411.16:345:40
1511.16:335:41
1611.26:325:42
1711.26:325:42
1811.26:315:43
1911.26:305:44
2011.26:305:44
2111.36:295:45
2211.36:285:45
2311.36:275:46
2411.36:265:47
2511.46:265:47
2611.46:255:48
2711.46:245:48
2811.46:235:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.23 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sylhet

In seasonPeak

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

Sylhet's monsoon runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is February a good time to visit Sylhet?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sylhet in February

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

In February, Sylhet sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sylhet in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Sylhet peaks around July 21 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 highVery highExtremeHighJul 21UV 12Jan 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct6High
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Sylhet in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sylhet is worst in January — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Sylhet's WHO annual average of 59.8 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 2099 µg/m³Jul 1824 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sylhet?

Sylhet sits at 24.9°N, 91.9°E, 26 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Mymensingh, 149 km away.

MymensinghDhakaSamdrup JongkharRangpurChittagong

Topography around Sylhet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sylhet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,953 m.

The land around Sylhet is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
1,953 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Mymensingh 149 km · Dhaka 199 km · Samdrup Jongkhar 215 km · Tamu 258 km · Mongar 272 km · Trashigang 273 km · Rangpur 280 km · Chittagong 285 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 Sylhet (24.899°, 91.872°, elevation 26 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. 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).