Climate averages 1991–2020
Rajshahi weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Rajshahi: daytime highs average 23.4°C and nights cool to about 12.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 48 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Puthia (24 km away). In January its highs average 23.6°C, about as warm as Rajshahi, with 9.7 mm of rain.
Among the 63 cities listed in Bangladesh, Rajshahi ranks joint 54th of 63 for the warmest January highs and joint 49th of 63 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 63 cities is 24.1°C; Rajshahi is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rajshahi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 23.4°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 11 | 2.0 | 10.811 h |
| February | 27.0°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 20 | 2.6 | 11.311 h |
| March | 32.0°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 28 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 74 | 9.4 | 12.713 h |
| May | 33.8°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 193 | 18.0 | 13.313 h |
| June | 32.5°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 313 | 23.6 | 13.614 h |
| July | 31.3°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 307 | 27.6 | 13.513 h |
| August | 31.3°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 253 | 27.3 | 13.013 h |
| September | 31.0°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 244 | 23.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 112 | 10.5 | 11.612 h |
| November | 28.0°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 15 | 1.3 | 11.011 h |
| December | 24.8°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 9.4 | 1.0 | 10.711 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Puthia in JanuaryBangladesh · 24 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Natore in JanuaryBangladesh · 39 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 12.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Nawābganj, Bangladesh in JanuaryBangladesh · 41 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Baharampur in JanuaryIndia · 46 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Jangipur in JanuaryIndia · 54 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Ishwardi in JanuaryBangladesh · 54 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 12.4°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Mohammadpur in JanuaryBangladesh · 59 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Pār Naogaon in JanuaryBangladesh · 59 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 12.1°C · 13 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rajshahi) is explained once on the Rajshahi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.