♥Bangladesh♥Seasons
Traditionally Bangladeshis
subdivide the year into six
seasons: Grismo
(summer), Barsha (rainy),
Sharat (autumn),
Hemanto (cool), Sheet
(winter), and Bashonto
(spring). For practical
purposes, however, three
seasons are
distinguishable: summer ,
rainy, and winter.
Climate
Bangladesh has a tropical
monsoon-type climate,
with a hot and rainy
summer and a dry
winter. January is the
coolest month with
temperatures averaging
near 26 deg C (78 d F) and
April the warmest with
temperatures from 33 to
36 deg C (91 to 96 deg F).
The climate is one of the
wettest in the world. Most
places receive more than
1,525 mm of rain a year,
and areas near the hills
receive 5,080 mm ). Most
rains occur during the
monsoon (June-
September) and little in
winter (November-
February).
Bangladesh is subject to
devastating cyclones,
originating over the Bay of
Bengal, in the periods of
April to May and
September to November.
Often accompanied by
surging waves, these
storms can cause great
damage and loss of life.
The cyclone of November
1970, in which about
500,000 lives were lost in
Bangladesh, was one of
the worst natural disasters
of the country in the 20th
century.
In Dhaka the average
temperature in January is
about 19° C (about 66° F),
and in May about 29° C
(about 84° F). |
