Rangpur
City in Bangladesh: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Tajer Hat zamindar Bari: Ferdous, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Rangpur is a city in Bangladesh, in Rangpur Division. About 1.0 million people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Bangladesh in our atlas.
It lies at 25.75° N, 89.25° E, about 36 m (118 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Dhaka time zone.
Location
Red dot: Rangpur. Green dots: other major cities of Bangladesh. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Rangpur has a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 36°C (97°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 10°C (50°F). Around 1,967 mm (77 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
- Shibganj · 83 km
- Mohammadpur · 119 km
- Natore · 151 km
- Rajshahi · 166 km
- Gazipur · 227 km
- Savar · 233 km
- Tungi · 236 km
- Kafrul · 245 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1185188 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q994514 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Tajer Hat zamindar Bari: Ferdous, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tazhat Rangpur: Badal Chandra Sarker, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rongpur zoo: Emdadul hasan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rangpur Cricket Garden: BadhonCR, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rangpur Stadium: BadhonCR, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
