Climate
Dhaka logs 247 hot days a year to Rājshāhi's 245 — Rājshāhi wins by 2. Dhaka and Rājshāhi match on sunny days (233 vs 233).
Dhaka
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Rājshāhi
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Dhaka averages 80.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Rājshāhi's 67.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Rājshāhi breathes ~16% cleaner air (13.1 µg/m³ lower).
Dhaka
Rājshāhi
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Dhaka (37.3M) and Rājshāhi (806K) are 46x in population — Dhaka is the larger metro, Rājshāhi the smaller; on land area Dhaka spans roughly 48x more ground.
Dhaka is roughly 47x the scale of Rājshāhi
Combined population & area comparison
DhakaRājshāhiCity Scale Rankings
Dhaka37.3M46xRājshāhi806K1xDhaka6,611 km²48xRājshāhi139 km²1xDhaka
Rājshāhi
Who Thrives Here
Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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