Region · Bangladesh
Best time to visit Rangpur Division
This guide covers 6 destinations in Rangpur Division, a first-level administrative division of Bangladesh. The largest by population are Rangpur, Dinajpur and Nilphamari. Across its destinations, November to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Saidpur Airport (SPD).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to February
- Main airport
- SPDSaidpur Airport
- Currency
- BDTBangladeshi taka
- Time zone
- Asia/Dhaka
Destinations
Destinations in Rangpur Division
Every destination in this guide in Rangpur Division, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangpur | 294,265 | SPD · 34 km | |
| Dinajpur | 212,275 | SPD · 30 km | |
| Nilphamari | 85,700 | SPD · 20 km | |
| Gaibandha | 79,237 | SPD · 80 km | |
| Lalmonirhat | 60,322 | SPD · 57 km | |
| Panchagarh | 57,010 | IXB · 45 km |
When to go
Best time to visit Rangpur Division
From the climate of 6 destinations in Rangpur Division with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 of 6 | 24 °C | 11 mm |
| February | 6 of 6 | 27 °C | 10 mm |
| March | 0 of 6 | 31 °C | 25 mm |
| April | 0 of 6 | 33 °C | 93 mm |
| May | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 269 mm |
| June | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 378 mm |
| July | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 492 mm |
| August | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 367 mm |
| September | 0 of 6 | 32 °C | 335 mm |
| October | 0 of 6 | 31 °C | 151 mm |
| November | 6 of 6 | 29 °C | 6 mm |
| December | 6 of 6 | 25 °C | 4 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Rangpur Division
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Rangpur Division name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
SPD · Saidpur Airport
IXB · Bagdogra Airport
RJH · Shah Makhdum Airport
BIR · Biratnagar Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Rangpur Division, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Bangladesh
Nearby
Regions near Rangpur Division
Other regions of Bangladesh with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.