Dhāka Weather in May
Dhāka in May
The short of it: Dhāka in May averages a high of 36 °C (96 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 24° · rain 84 mm · daylight 13 h 27 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Dhāka brings afternoons near 36° and nights around 24°, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. No month in Dhāka runs warmer: highs about 36°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 27 min in mid-May, 41 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Dhāka runs about middling and about as wet in May. Bairāgnia, 13 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Dhāka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 60 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h