Panchagarh climate — normals and trends
Panchagarh (Bangladesh) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 2,549 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Panchagarh averages 0 frost days, 185 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Panchagarh has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.2 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 3.8 °C (on 28 January 1964).
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
PanchagarhRangpur Division
- coords
- 26.33°, 88.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,549mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
185 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
213 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
45.2 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
3.8 °C
28 January 1964
Wettest day
352 mm
13 August 1987
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
26 May 2009
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
26 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.8 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest feels-like
-0.1 °C
28 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.3 h
1 June 1979
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 17 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 37 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 124 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 474 mm | +169 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 326 mm | -197 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 386 mm | -158 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 422 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 405 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 283 mm | +137 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 67 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 24.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Panchagarh?
Panchagarh has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 2,549 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Panchagarh?
The hottest day measured in Panchagarh between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 45.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Panchagarh?
The coldest day measured in Panchagarh between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1964, at 3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Panchagarh?
Almost never: Panchagarh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Panchagarh warmed?
Yes: Panchagarh warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Panchagarh?
The wettest day measured in Panchagarh between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1987, with 352 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Panchagarh?
The windiest day measured in Panchagarh between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2009, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Panchagarh?
The warmest month in Panchagarh is August (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Panchagarh?
Panchagarh receives on average 2,549 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Panchagarh?
Panchagarh gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Panchagarh?
Yes: Panchagarh has on average 213 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Panchagarh?
In Panchagarh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.8 °C on 26 May 1957, and the lowest was -0.1 °C on 28 January 1964.
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