Dhāka climate

Dhāka Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Dhāka, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 41°C on May 1 to 41°C on May 31, and lows from 25°C to 28°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 56 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Dhāka, in °C, with the record for each date.1020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
41°C
Average low
27°C
Precipitation
56 mm
Reanalysis high
48°CMay 30, 1998
Reanalysis low
19°CMay 3, 2004
Daylight
13 h 10 min to 13 h 42 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
34%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
12.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 141°C25°C46°C 199121°C 200522%
May 241°C26°C46°C 199523°C 200022%
May 341°C26°C46°C 199919°C 200423%
May 441°C26°C46°C 199323°C 200424%
May 541°C26°C47°C 199321°C 200325%
May 641°C26°C45°C 199321°C 201925%
May 741°C26°C46°C 199123°C 201925%
May 841°C26°C46°C 199123°C 202026%
May 941°C26°C46°C 199122°C 199226%
May 1041°C27°C47°C 199123°C 200527%
May 1141°C27°C45°C 201921°C 199727%
May 1241°C27°C44°C 199123°C 199828%
May 1341°C27°C45°C 199623°C 199428%
May 1441°C27°C45°C 199625°C 199129%
May 1541°C27°C44°C 201222°C 199928%
May 1641°C27°C46°C 199225°C 200527%
May 1741°C27°C45°C 201224°C 202028%
May 1841°C27°C46°C 199524°C 201328%
May 1941°C28°C46°C 199524°C 201329%
May 2041°C28°C45°C 201424°C 201130%
May 2141°C28°C45°C 199825°C 201331%
May 2241°C28°C47°C 199824°C 202032%
May 2341°C28°C46°C 201225°C 202033%
May 2441°C28°C46°C 199125°C 201334%
May 2541°C28°C46°C 199525°C 201335%
May 2641°C28°C47°C 199625°C 199235%
May 2741°C28°C46°C 199523°C 199235%
May 2841°C28°C47°C 199624°C 200235%
May 2941°C28°C46°C 199624°C 200236%
May 3041°C28°C48°C 199826°C 199238%
May 3141°C28°C47°C 199824°C 201340%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Dhāka, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+5:30).

May 1
sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:56 AM, sunset 6:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.