Rajshahi in numbers
- Coordinates
- 24.3696, 88.6075
- Population
- 763 580
- Region
- Rajshahi Division
- Country
- Bangladesh, Asia
- Capital
- Dhaka — 189 km away
See the current time in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, along with local sunrise, sunset, and weather details. These readings help coordinate calls and appointments while giving useful context for daylight, temperature, rain, and outdoor travel.
Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+6 · Asia/Dhaka
Local time in Rajshahi
UTC+6 · no daylight saving time
Sunrise 05:49 Solar noon 12:06 Sunset 18:23 Daylight 12 h 34 min Night 11 h 26 min Civil twilight 05:26 – 18:46
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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Rajshahi uses the official civil time observed in Bangladesh. Refer to the live local clock when confirming a meeting, catching transport, contacting a business, or coordinating with someone elsewhere.
A clear time message should identify Rajshahi and include the date. Writing only “at eight” leaves open whether the speaker means morning or evening and which location supplies the clock. State Rajshahi as the reference city.
Include the calendar date for future arrangements. Use an unambiguous morning, afternoon, or 24-hour notation. Convert the time separately for people outside Bangladesh. Conversion tools are more reliable than remembered offsets because the other location’s clock rules may differ. Check again shortly before an important international call or time-sensitive online event. A clock answers “when”; it does not explain which city somebody forgot to mention.
The sunrise and sunset listings show the daily boundaries of direct solar visibility at the horizon around Rajshahi. Use them to estimate the span of daylight, choose a departure time, or avoid finishing an exposed activity too late.
Sunrise does not guarantee an immediately bright street, and sunset does not switch the sky off. Buildings, trees, cloud, haze, and the direction of view all influence how much usable light reaches a specific place.
Check sunrise before arranging a dawn journey. Look at sunset before choosing a return time. Add a safety margin for traffic or other delays. Bring a light if the plan may continue into twilight. The listed values change through the seasons. For repeated routines, consult the relevant day rather than assuming that this week’s daylight schedule will remain suitable months later.
Weather conditions can change the meaning of an otherwise convenient hour. Strong sunshine may make a midday activity uncomfortable, while rain can slow road travel and cloud can reduce light before the stated sunset.
Read the weather details in relation to what you intend to do. Temperature matters for clothing and exertion; precipitation affects exposed plans; wind matters for loose objects and umbrellas; visibility is important for travel.
Check conditions before leaving rather than relying on an earlier glance. Plan water, shade, or rain protection when appropriate. Allow more travel time if weather may affect roads. Keep an indoor alternative for weather-sensitive arrangements.
The latest observation and the forecast serve different purposes. The observation describes conditions around the reporting time, while the forecast indicates possible developments. Neither can describe every street with perfect precision.