Sylhet weather in April

April in Sylhet: sweltering, soaked, with poor air quality — a gamble, with 21 rainy days.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Sylhet🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Bangladesh & Bengal · City51
  1. 93Jan
  2. 87Feb
  3. 72Mar
  4. 51Apr
  5. 46May
  6. 34Jun
  7. 36Jul
  8. 39Aug
  9. 41Sep
  10. 57Oct
  11. 80Nov
  12. 90Dec

#7 of 12 months in Sylhet · #1346 of 1413 destinations to visit in April · comfort 51/100 (tier D)

Days
30°C
Nights
21°C
Wet days
21
Sun
9.2 h
Humidity
81%
Daylight
13 h
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Photo: Tanha Tamanna Syed · Pexels

Traveller notes on Sylhet in April

Other months in Sylhet

Forum posters describe July as squarely within Bangladesh's monsoon, with constant rain throughout the month and heat that makes getting around genuinely uncomfortable between downpours. Posters are direct that despite this, June through September counts as high season for some of Sylhet's signature natural attractions specifically because of the rain - Bisnakandi is recommended for exactly July and August, and the Ratargul Swamp Forest, one of the few swamp forests in Asia, is best visited by boat during the May-to-October monsoon precisely because the rising water lets you glide directly among the trees. Posters generally frame the constant rain as the trade-off for seeing these flooded-forest and waterfall attractions at their most dramatic. Posters generally rate July as heavily monsoon-affected and physically demanding for general travel in Sylhet, but genuinely rewarding for visitors specifically prioritizing its wetland and waterfall attractions at their peak.
Tripadvisor community · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters place late October through early March as Bangladesh's best general travel window, putting January squarely inside it. For the Sylhet tea gardens specifically, posters note there's a lean period from the third week of December through the second week of March when no tea is harvested - this is pruning season, so January visitors see far less picking activity and less vivid green than during the main harvest months, though the gardens, tea-worker villages and nearby tribal villages remain open and worth visiting regardless.
Tripadvisor community · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Sylhet climate normals — April

Daytime high30°C / 86°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low21°C / 70°F
Feels like (high)35°C / 95°F
Rainfall480 mm / 18.9 in⛈ soaked
Rainy days21 days
Humidity81%💦 very humid
Dew point21°C / 71°F
Sunshine9.2 h/day
Daylight12.7 h
Wind8 km/h / 5 mph
Air quality (US AQI)129😷 poor

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Sylhet in April

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.

Shoulder seasonschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)

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Best months for Sylhet's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherSylhet's weather peaks December–February, best around January.

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What's on in Sylhet in April

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Season

    Wet season

    MonsoonRisk

    21 rainy days and about 480 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.

    from the climate normals

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Sylhet in April — FAQ

Is April a good time to visit Sylhet?
April in Sylhet: sweltering, soaked, with poor air quality — a gamble, with 21 rainy days. It ranks #7 of 12 months for Sylhet on SeasonMap's comfort score (51/100).
What is the weather like in Sylhet in April?
In April, Sylhet averages a daily high of 30°C and a low of 21.3°C, with about 479.8 mm of rain over roughly 21.1 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Sylhet in April?
Sylhet has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 129 in April.