Chattogram, Bangladesh: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Chattogram is a city in Bangladesh, in Chittagong. About 3.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Bangladesh in our atlas.

It lies at 22.34° N, 91.83° E, about 15 m (49 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Dhaka time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Chattogram. Green dots: other major cities of Bangladesh. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Chattogram has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 32°C (90°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (55°F). Around 3,062 mm (121 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

District Stadium, ChattogramCricket and football ground in Bangladesh

Cheragi PaharIs a cultural and historical place in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Chittagong ZooZoo in Chattogram

Ethnological MuseumMuseum in Chittagong

Jamburi ParkPark in Chittagong

Bangladesh Railway MuseumRailway Museum in Chattogram

Shah Amanat BridgeBridge in Bangladesh

Kalurghat BridgeFirst bridge built over the Karnaphuli in Chattogram, Bangladesh

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in BangladeshNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1205733 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q376749 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Chittagong collage: Fez Cap 12, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
M. A. Aziz Stadium 01: Al Riaz Uddin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Cheragi Pahar Circle (01): Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Chittagong Zoo - 2: IqbalHossain, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Entrance of Ethnological Museum (03): Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Jamburi park, Agrabad, Chittagong 1: Great Hero32, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Bangladesh Railway Museum, Chattogram (2Q7A0322): Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Shah Amanat 763: Abdulmominbd, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
A Glimpse of Kalurghat Bridge, Chittagong: ShifayetH, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)