Bago climate
Bago is warmest in April, with average highs of 37 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 17 °C. July is the wettest month (553 mm) and February the driest (2.6 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Bago averages 2,567 mm of rain and 364 days above 25 °C.
Myanmar · population 244,376 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month April 37 °C
- Coldest month January 17 °C
- Driest month February 3 mm
- Wettest month July 553 mm
- Least cloud February 19 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 43 °C
- Coldest on record December 12 °C
What to expectBago through the year
Bago has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 31 °C in January to 37 °C in April, a swing of 7.1 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 364 days a year reach 25 °C, 228 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 553 mm against 3 mm in February — 210 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.6 °C | 5 mm | 26 % |
| February | 33.2 °C | 3 mm | 19 % |
| March | 36.0 °C | 10 mm | 21 % |
| April | 37.4 °C | 44 mm | 32 % |
| May | 33.1 °C | 291 mm | 73 % |
| June | 29.5 °C | 520 mm | 95 % |
| July | 28.9 °C | 553 mm | 96 % |
| August | 28.8 °C | 550 mm | 96 % |
| September | 29.5 °C | 378 mm | 90 % |
| October | 30.3 °C | 173 mm | 68 % |
| November | 30.8 °C | 36 mm | 39 % |
| December | 30.1 °C | 6 mm | 31 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.6 °C | 17.4 °C | 23.7 °C | 34.4 °C | 12.7 °C | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| February | 33.2 °C | 18.6 °C | 25.8 °C | 38.1 °C | 12.5 °C | 28 | 27 | 0 |
| March | 36.0 °C | 21.6 °C | 28.7 °C | 40.1 °C | 15.5 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| April | 37.4 °C | 25.1 °C | 30.9 °C | 41.4 °C | 20.7 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| May | 33.1 °C | 25.4 °C | 28.6 °C | 42.6 °C | 23.1 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| June | 29.5 °C | 24.4 °C | 26.2 °C | 34.7 °C | 22.3 °C | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 28.9 °C | 24.1 °C | 25.7 °C | 33.0 °C | 22.7 °C | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 28.8 °C | 23.9 °C | 25.6 °C | 33.2 °C | 22.7 °C | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| September | 29.5 °C | 23.9 °C | 26.0 °C | 33.3 °C | 21.2 °C | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| October | 30.3 °C | 23.7 °C | 26.6 °C | 33.8 °C | 19.8 °C | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| November | 30.8 °C | 21.7 °C | 25.9 °C | 34.2 °C | 14.2 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| December | 30.1 °C | 18.7 °C | 24.2 °C | 33.6 °C | 11.6 °C | 31 | 17 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 26 % | 66 % | 8.9 km/h |
| February | 3 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 19 % | 58 % | 10.0 km/h |
| March | 10 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 21 % | 57 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 44 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 32 % | 59 % | 14 km/h |
| May | 291 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 73 % | 78 % | 13 km/h |
| June | 520 mm | 30 | 13 h/day | 95 % | 91 % | 13 km/h |
| July | 553 mm | 31 | 13 h/day | 96 % | 92 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 550 mm | 31 | 13 h/day | 96 % | 92 % | 13 km/h |
| September | 378 mm | 29 | 12 h/day | 90 % | 91 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 173 mm | 19 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 88 % | 9.0 km/h |
| November | 36 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 39 % | 79 % | 8.5 km/h |
| December | 6 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 31 % | 70 % | 9.1 km/h |
How Bago compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bago | 37 °C | 17 °C | 2,567 mm | 364 |
| Insein · Myanmar | 37 °C | 18 °C | 2,231 mm | 365 |
| Yangon · Myanmar | 37 °C | 18 °C | 2,314 mm | 365 |
| Hlaingthaya · Myanmar | 37 °C | 18 °C | 2,446 mm | 365 |
Where Bago ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Asia in March | 20thof 50 | 36 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in February | 21stof 50 | 33 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in December | 32ndof 50 | 30 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in January | 41stof 50 | 31 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in November | 43rdof 50 | 31 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Bago.
QuestionsCommon questions about Bago’s climate
When is the best time to visit Bago?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, August, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Bago get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 37 °C. About 228 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 17 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Bago?
July, averaging 553 mm over 31 days with rain. The driest month is February with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,567 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Bago rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.