BD flag
Cox’s Bāzār

Bangladesh

vs
BD flag
Dhaka

Bangladesh

Climate

Cox’s Bāzār logs 160 hot days a year to Dhaka's 247 — Cox’s Bāzār wins by 87. Cox’s Bāzār also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

Cox’s BāzārDhaka
Sunny days
242233
Hot days
160247
Frost days
00
Rainy days
163163
Outdoor dinner months
5/124/12
Avg wind
3.5 m/s2.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,5772,447
Darkest month sun
102 hrs/mo116 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.07.4

Cox’s Bāzār

Feels-like °C

24
27
31
34
34
30
30
29
31
31
31
26

Dinner outside

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

Dhaka

Feels-like °C

24
26
31
35
34
31
32
32
32
32
29
24

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Cox’s Bāzār averages 44.5 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Dhaka's 80.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Cox’s Bāzār breathes ~45% cleaner air (36.1 µg/m³ lower).

Cox’s Bāzār

Dhaka

44.5µg/m³
80.6µg/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.

Cox’s Bāzār (254K) and Dhaka (37.3M) are 147x in population — Dhaka is the larger metro, Cox’s Bāzār the smaller.

147x

Dhaka is roughly 147x the scale of Cox’s Bāzār

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

BD flagDhaka
147x
BD flagCox’s Bāzār
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.BD flagDhaka37.3M147x
2.BD flagCox’s Bāzār254K1x

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Cox’s BāzārDhaka
Struggles in both
Cox’s BāzārDhaka

Frequently asked about Cox’s Bāzār vs Dhaka

How does the climate compare between Cox’s Bāzār and Dhaka?
Sunny days: 242 vs 233 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,577 vs 2,447 hrs — Cox’s Bāzār higher Winter sunshine: 102 vs 116 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 160 vs 247 d — Cox’s Bāzār lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 163 vs 163 d — Similar
Should I move to Cox’s Bāzār or Dhaka?
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