BD flag
Khulna

Bangladesh

vs
BD flag
Sylhet

Bangladesh

Climate

Khulna logs 236 hot days a year to Sylhet's 176 — Sylhet wins by 60. Khulna also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

KhulnaSylhet
Sunny days
235209
Hot days
236176
Frost days
00
Rainy days
157197
Outdoor dinner months
5/124/12
Avg wind
2.4 m/s1.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,4242,237
Darkest month sun
107 hrs/mo86 hrs/mo
UV peak month
7.87.3

Khulna

Feels-like °C

23
27
32
36
34
32
32
32
32
32
28
24

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

Khulna averages 68.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Sylhet's 42.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Sylhet breathes ~38% cleaner air (25.9 µg/m³ lower).

Khulna

Sylhet

68.4µg/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.

Khulna (1.1M) and Sylhet (1.2M) sit at a similar population scale; on land area Khulna spans roughly 1.4x more ground.

~1x

These cities are similar in overall scale

Combined population & area comparison

BD flagKhulna
1.1x
BD flagSylhet
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.BD flagSylhet1.2M1.1x
2.BD flagKhulna1.1M1x
Area
1.BD flagKhulna126 km²1.4x
2.BD flagSylhet87 km²1x
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14 km19 km

BD flagKhulna

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
16 km9.3 km

BD flagSylhet

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
KhulnaSylhet
Thrives only in Khulna
KhulnaSylhet
Struggles in both
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Frequently asked about Khulna vs Sylhet

How does the climate compare between Khulna and Sylhet?
Sunny days: 235 vs 209 d — Khulna higher Annual sunshine: 2,424 vs 2,237 hrs — Khulna higher Winter sunshine: 107 vs 86 hrs/day — Khulna higher Hot days (>30°C): 236 vs 176 d — Sylhet lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 157 vs 197 d — Khulna lower
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