Mānikganj climate — normals and trends
Mānikganj (Bangladesh) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,798 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 (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Mānikganj averages 0 frost days, 205 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Mānikganj 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 43.2 °C (on 15 May 1957) and the coldest 7.6 °C (on 9 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
MānikganjDhaka Division
- coords
- 23.86°, 90.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,798mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
205 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
251 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
43.2 °C
15 May 1957
Coldest day
7.6 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
277 mm
15 August 1979
Windiest day
62.0 km/h
27 May 2024
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
27 May 2024
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest feels-like
5.8 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
12.9 h
31 May 1979
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 32.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 33.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 177 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 240 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 283 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 364 mm | +60 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 270 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 154 mm | -82 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 110 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 24.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mānikganj?
Mānikganj has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,798 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mānikganj?
The hottest day measured in Mānikganj between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1957, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mānikganj?
The coldest day measured in Mānikganj between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mānikganj?
Almost never: Mānikganj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mānikganj warmed?
Yes: Mānikganj warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mānikganj?
The wettest day measured in Mānikganj between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1979, with 277 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mānikganj?
The windiest day measured in Mānikganj between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2024, with winds reaching 62.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mānikganj?
The warmest month in Mānikganj is May (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mānikganj?
Mānikganj receives on average 1,798 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mānikganj?
Mānikganj gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mānikganj?
Yes: Mānikganj has on average 251 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mānikganj?
In Mānikganj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 26 May 1957, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 9 January 2013.
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