Climate averages 1991–2020
Rajshahi weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Rajshahi: daytime highs average 32.0°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Puthia (24 km away). In March its highs average 31.9°C, about as warm as Rajshahi, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 63 cities listed in Bangladesh, Rajshahi ranks joint 8th of 63 for the warmest March highs and joint 5th of 63 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 63 cities is 31.3°C; Rajshahi is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 34.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 28 mm to 74 mm.
The annual picture
March 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 | 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Puthia in MarchBangladesh · 24 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Natore in MarchBangladesh · 39 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 39 mm rain
- Nawābganj, Bangladesh in MarchBangladesh · 41 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 27 mm rain
- Baharampur in MarchIndia · 46 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 19.7°C · 29 mm rain
- Jangipur in MarchIndia · 54 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 19.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Ishwardi in MarchBangladesh · 54 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Mohammadpur in MarchBangladesh · 59 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 19.6°C · 27 mm rain
- Pār Naogaon in MarchBangladesh · 59 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 18.9°C · 34 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.