Gafargaon climate — normals and trends
Gafargaon (Bangladesh) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,390 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Gafargaon averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.
Gafargaon has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 28 April 1957) and the coldest 4.1 °C (on 10 January 2013).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
GafargaonMymensingh Division
- coords
- 24.43°, 90.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
2,390mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
199 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
187 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
228 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.5 °C
28 April 1957
Coldest day
4.1 °C
10 January 2013
Wettest day
200 mm
13 September 2004
Windiest day
45.7 km/h
27 May 2024
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
27 May 2024
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
25 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.5 °C
10 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 June 1979
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -58 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 193 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 348 mm | -79 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 359 mm | -87 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 454 mm | +75 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 303 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 301 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 164 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 31 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gafargaon?
Gafargaon has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,390 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gafargaon?
The hottest day measured in Gafargaon between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1957, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gafargaon?
The coldest day measured in Gafargaon between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2013, at 4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gafargaon?
Almost never: Gafargaon sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gafargaon warmed?
Yes: Gafargaon warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gafargaon?
The wettest day measured in Gafargaon between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2004, with 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gafargaon?
The windiest day measured in Gafargaon between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2024, with winds reaching 45.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gafargaon?
The warmest month in Gafargaon is August (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gafargaon?
Gafargaon receives on average 2,390 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gafargaon?
Gafargaon gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gafargaon?
Yes: Gafargaon has on average 228 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gafargaon?
In Gafargaon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 25 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.5 °C on 10 January 2013.
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