Rajshahi
City in Bangladesh: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Aerial view of rajshahi: RockyMasum, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Rajshahi is a city in Bangladesh, in Rajshahi Division. About 763,580 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Bangladesh in our atlas.
It lies at 24.37° N, 88.60° E, about 23 m (75 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Dhaka time zone.
Location
Red dot: Rajshahi. Green dots: other major cities of Bangladesh. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Rajshahi has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 38°C (101°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 10°C (49°F). Around 1,398 mm (55 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
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
- Natore · 39 km
- Mohammadpur · 59 km
- Shibganj · 101 km
- Rangpur · 166 km
- Savar · 177 km
- Gazipur · 189 km
- Tungi · 190 km
- Kafrul · 191 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1185128 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q322155 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aerial view of rajshahi: RockyMasum, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium (29273929866): Nahid Hossain from Rajshahi, Bangladesh, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Varendra Research Museum 10: Nahid.rajbd, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rajshahi General Library 01: Nahid.rajbd, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rajshahi District Stadium: Sojol Rana, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rajshahi university stadium 1: Masum-al-hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Zia Park 2- Rajsahi: Mahmudul Karim Farsad, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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