When to Go
If you benefit from being able to choose exactly when to visit Bangladesh, then you should go in November or December, when the humid and heavy heat of summer finally begins to ebb away. Late December to March brings even cooler temperatures and mild weather. If November is the best month, April and May are the worst. A nearly intolerable heat pervades everything, to the point where air conditioners can no longer hold it back and inconsistent power supply makes everyone dream of the upcoming downpours. When the first rains of June come, everyone breathes a sigh of relief and the land explodes with life. Contrary to popular expectation it does not rain all day every day; in fact it usually only rains in the afternoons. August and September are the typical flood seasons in Bangladesh, although a late deluge can sometimes cause problems all the way into October. During these late monsoon months, the weather is inconsistent and moody, with drenching downpours in some places but staying completely dry just a few kilometres away.
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