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Dhaka enjoys 233 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Dhaka, Bangladesh is a 37.3M-resident city with 233 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 80.6 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of Bangladesh.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 31 |
| Daily mean°C | 19 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 27 |
| Daily low°C | 14 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 23 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 30 | 32 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 36 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 24 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 24 | 30 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 11 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 22 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 77 | 66 | 61 | 66 | 73 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 78 | 75 |
| Dewpoint°C | 14.5 | 15.2 | 19.6 | 22.9 | 25.0 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 24.6 | 19.6 | 16.1 | 21.9 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 4 | 15 | 50 | 32 | 234 | 383 | 281 | 331 | 349 | 257 | 5 | 1 | 1941 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 163 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 8.7 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| Clear skyindex | 61% | 80% | 70% | 65% | 48% | 22% | 19% | 19% | 30% | 46% | 79% | 77% | 51% |
| UV indexmax avg | 4.3 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 6.0 |
Outdoor living in Dhaka is seasonal. April through October are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside works 4/12 months, while even lunch outside manages 4/12 months.
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Air Quality
Dhaka reports an annual PM2.5 of 80.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Dhaka reports an annual PM2.5 of 80.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
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PM2.5 annual average of 80.6 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Dhaka? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Dhaka's annual PM2.5 of 80.6 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.
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