Lākshām climate — normals and trends
Lākshām (Bangladesh) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 2,062 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 May (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Lākshām averages 0 frost days, 200 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Lākshām has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 16 April 1956) and the coldest 5.4 °C (on 11 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
LākshāmChittagong
- coords
- 23.24°, 91.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,062mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
200 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
241 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
41.8 °C
16 April 1956
Coldest day
5.4 °C
11 January 2013
Wettest day
226 mm
22 April 1998
Windiest day
56.3 km/h
30 April 1991
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
27 May 2024
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
17 May 1947
Coldest feels-like
3.3 °C
12 January 2013
Sunniest day
12.9 h
3 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 33.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 144 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 300 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 384 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 455 mm | +100 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 291 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 191 mm | -73 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 145 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 11 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lākshām?
Lākshām has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 2,062 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lākshām?
The hottest day measured in Lākshām between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1956, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lākshām?
The coldest day measured in Lākshām between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2013, at 5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Lākshām?
Almost never: Lākshām sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lākshām warmed?
Yes: Lākshām warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lākshām?
The wettest day measured in Lākshām between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1998, with 226 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lākshām?
The windiest day measured in Lākshām between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1991, with winds reaching 56.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lākshām?
The warmest month in Lākshām is May (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lākshām?
Lākshām receives on average 2,062 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lākshām?
Lākshām gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lākshām?
Yes: Lākshām has on average 241 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lākshām?
In Lākshām, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 17 May 1947, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 12 January 2013.
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