Rangpur City climate — normals and trends
Rangpur City (Bangladesh) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 2,371 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Rangpur City averages 0 frost days, 189 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 181 rainy days per year.
Rangpur City has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 4.6 °C (on 31 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
Rangpur CityRangpur Division
- coords
- 25.75°, 89.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,371mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
11.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
189 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
181 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °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
45.5 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
4.6 °C
31 January 1964
Wettest day
236 mm
14 October 1991
Windiest day
48.7 km/h
7 October 2004
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
26 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
31 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 | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 12 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 165 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 646 mm | +253 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 279 mm | -218 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 288 mm | -131 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 347 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 267 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 211 mm | +66 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 150 mm | +131 mm |
| Dec | 24.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rangpur City?
Rangpur City has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 2,371 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rangpur City?
The hottest day measured in Rangpur City between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rangpur City?
The coldest day measured in Rangpur City between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Rangpur City?
Almost never: Rangpur City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rangpur City warmed?
Yes: Rangpur City warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rangpur City?
The wettest day measured in Rangpur City between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1991, with 236 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rangpur City?
The windiest day measured in Rangpur City between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2004, with winds reaching 48.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rangpur City?
The warmest month in Rangpur City is August (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Rangpur City?
Rangpur City receives on average 2,371 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 181 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rangpur City?
Rangpur City gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rangpur City?
Yes: Rangpur City has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rangpur City?
In Rangpur City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 26 May 1957, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 31 January 1964.
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