BD flag
Chattogram

Bangladesh

vs
BD flag
Sylhet

Bangladesh

Climate

Chattogram logs 83 hot days a year to Sylhet's 176 — Chattogram wins by 93. Chattogram also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

ChattogramSylhet
Sunny days
246209
Hot days
83176
Frost days
00
Rainy days
167197
Outdoor dinner months
5/124/12
Avg wind
3.8 m/s1.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,6252,237
Darkest month sun
124 hrs/mo86 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.37.3

Chattogram

Feels-like °C

24
27
31
34
34
31
30
30
32
32
29
25

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Sylhet

Feels-like °C

24
25
30
33
33
31
33
32
34
32
29
25

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Chattogram averages 69.9 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Sylhet's 42.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Sylhet breathes ~39% cleaner air (27.4 µg/m³ lower).

Chattogram

Sylhet

69.9µg/m³
42.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Chattogram (5.2M) and Sylhet (1.2M) are 4.3x in population — Chattogram is the larger metro, Sylhet the smaller; on land area Chattogram spans roughly 6.0x more ground.

5.1x

Chattogram is roughly 5.1x the scale of Sylhet

Combined population & area comparison

BD flagChattogram
5.1x
BD flagSylhet
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.BD flagChattogram5.2M4.3x
2.BD flagSylhet1.2M1x
Area
1.BD flagChattogram519 km²6.0x
2.BD flagSylhet87 km²1x
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35 km55 km

BD flagChattogram

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16 km9.3 km

BD flagSylhet

Who Thrives Here

Chattogram is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
ChattogramSylhet
Thrives only in Chattogram
ChattogramSylhet
Struggles in both
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Frequently asked about Chattogram vs Sylhet

How does the climate compare between Chattogram and Sylhet?
Sunny days: 246 vs 209 d — Chattogram higher Annual sunshine: 2,625 vs 2,237 hrs — Chattogram higher Winter sunshine: 124 vs 86 hrs/day — Chattogram higher Hot days (>30°C): 83 vs 176 d — Chattogram lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 167 vs 197 d — Chattogram lower
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