Comilla

City in Bangladesh: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Comilla City (4)-01

Comilla City (4)-01: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Comilla is a city in Bangladesh, in Chittagong. About 634,654 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Bangladesh in our atlas.

It lies at 23.46° N, 91.19° E, about 17 m (56 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Dhaka time zone.

Location

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

Climate

Comilla has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 34°C (94°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 11°C (51°F). Around 2,395 mm (94 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.

24°11°Jan1128°14°Feb2033°19°Mar5634°23°Apr16632°25°May33031°26°Jun43930°25°Jul46830°25°Aug36630°25°Sep29229°22°Oct18727°17°Nov4024°13°Dec20mm

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

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

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Comilla City (4)-01: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • ময়নামতি রাণীর কুঠির (Maynamati Ranir Kuthir): আরিফ হোসেন সাঈদ, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Shaheed Dhirendranath Stadium: Diptadg17, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • 114 Passing with Ananda and Mahakassapa (20416629116): Photo Dharma from Sadao, Thailand, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • কোটিলা মুড়া ১: Sabilaenun, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • SD Burman abandoned house in Comilla: Subrata Roy, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • যুদ্ধ জয় ভাস্কর্য,কুমিল্লা,Bangladesh: Abdul Kuddus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)