Cox's Bazar weather by month
The best time to visit Cox's Bazar is January to March — 94/100 in February, 27°C and 1 rainy day. The best season is the dry season, October to May (84/100 on average).
The worst month is July at 48/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See July →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Bangladesh →
Best season: October to May (84/100 on average) · worst July (48/100)
- Days
- 27°C
- Nights
- 19°C
- Wet days
- 1
- Sun
- 10.3 h
- Humidity
- 68%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Cox's Bazar, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Cox's Bazar is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Cox's Bazar through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Cox's Bazar in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusyDomestic high season, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Cox's Bazar
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters name February as the supreme time to visit Bangladesh generally, describing it as much less hot and humid with winter in full bloom - genuinely the best weather window of the year by posters' consistent reckoning. Posters name November through March, and February specifically, as the best stretch for Cox's Bazar, with December and January noted as running properly cold by local standards even though this is nowhere near a Northern-Hemisphere winter cold. Posters generally recommend February as a strong, low-risk choice for beach time along Cox's Bazar's long coastline, sitting comfortably within the dry winter season before the pre-monsoon heat begins building later in spring.
Forum posters describe August across Bangladesh as hot, humid and squarely within monsoon season, with a high likelihood of heavy rainfall and localized flooding risk. Posters recommend November through March as the more reliable window specifically for Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh's main beach destination, implying August sits well outside its ideal weather stretch. Posters are consistent that while some sights and attractions elsewhere in the country remain accessible during the rains, travel plans benefit from staying flexible and monitoring forecasts closely. Some posters do note a certain charming, moody atmosphere to traveling Bangladesh during the rainy season for those willing to embrace it. Posters generally rate August as hot, wet and outside Cox's Bazar's recommended beach season, workable only with realistic, flexible expectations.
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