Dhaka Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Dhaka varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, March, reaches an impressive 256 hours, while July, the darkest month, offers only 131 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 2436 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious in Dhaka. While March receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 8.5 hours, July marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 4.4 hours of sunlight per day.

Dhaka enjoys an average of 2436 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

Beijing, China, has 2505 hours of sunshine annually, with clear, sunny days in winter.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

June, Dhaka’s wettest month, receives 169 mm (6.7 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 33°C (91°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 26°C (79°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Dhaka Precipitation page.