Insein climate
Insein is warmest in April, with average highs of 37 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 18 °C. July is the wettest month (463 mm) and February the driest (2.1 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Insein averages 2,231 mm of rain and 365 days above 25 °C.
Myanmar · population 247,675 · 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 18 °C
- Driest month February 2 mm
- Wettest month July 463 mm
- Least cloud February 18 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 42 °C
- Coldest on record December 12 °C
What to expectInsein through the year
Insein has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 31 °C in January to 37 °C in April, a swing of 6.4 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 365 days a year reach 25 °C, 236 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 463 mm against 2 mm in February — 225 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7 °C | 5 mm | 25 % |
| February | 33.3 °C | 2 mm | 18 % |
| March | 35.9 °C | 9 mm | 21 % |
| April | 37.2 °C | 33 mm | 32 % |
| May | 33.2 °C | 249 mm | 73 % |
| June | 29.7 °C | 439 mm | 95 % |
| July | 29.2 °C | 463 mm | 96 % |
| August | 29.1 °C | 455 mm | 96 % |
| September | 29.6 °C | 343 mm | 90 % |
| October | 30.3 °C | 186 mm | 68 % |
| November | 30.7 °C | 42 mm | 39 % |
| December | 30.2 °C | 5 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 | 30.7 °C | 18.1 °C | 24.3 °C | 34.9 °C | 13.2 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| February | 33.3 °C | 19.4 °C | 26.2 °C | 38.3 °C | 13.2 °C | 28 | 27 | 0 |
| March | 35.9 °C | 22.0 °C | 28.7 °C | 39.5 °C | 16.4 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| April | 37.2 °C | 25.1 °C | 30.7 °C | 41.0 °C | 20.9 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| May | 33.2 °C | 25.7 °C | 28.8 °C | 41.9 °C | 23.4 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| June | 29.7 °C | 24.8 °C | 26.6 °C | 33.9 °C | 23.3 °C | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| July | 29.2 °C | 24.4 °C | 26.1 °C | 33.2 °C | 23.2 °C | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 29.1 °C | 24.3 °C | 26.0 °C | 32.8 °C | 22.9 °C | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| September | 29.6 °C | 24.3 °C | 26.2 °C | 32.8 °C | 22.7 °C | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| October | 30.3 °C | 24.1 °C | 26.7 °C | 33.2 °C | 20.0 °C | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| November | 30.7 °C | 22.2 °C | 26.2 °C | 33.8 °C | 14.7 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| December | 30.2 °C | 19.4 °C | 24.6 °C | 33.4 °C | 12.1 °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 | 25 % | 64 % | 9.8 km/h |
| February | 2 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 18 % | 57 % | 11 km/h |
| March | 9 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 21 % | 57 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 33 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 32 % | 60 % | 14 km/h |
| May | 249 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 73 % | 77 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 439 mm | 30 | 13 h/day | 95 % | 89 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 463 mm | 30 | 13 h/day | 96 % | 90 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 455 mm | 31 | 13 h/day | 96 % | 91 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 343 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 90 % | 89 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 186 mm | 21 | 12 h/day | 68 % | 86 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 42 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 39 % | 77 % | 9.8 km/h |
| December | 5 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 31 % | 68 % | 10 km/h |
How Insein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insein | 37 °C | 18 °C | 2,231 mm | 365 |
| Hlaingthaya · Myanmar | 37 °C | 18 °C | 2,446 mm | 365 |
| Yangon · Myanmar | 37 °C | 18 °C | 2,314 mm | 365 |
| Bago · Myanmar | 37 °C | 17 °C | 2,567 mm | 364 |
Where Insein ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Asia in February | 16thof 50 | 33 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in March | 25thof 50 | 36 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in December | 30thof 50 | 30 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in January | 34thof 50 | 31 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Insein.
QuestionsCommon questions about Insein’s climate
When is the best time to visit Insein?
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 Insein get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 37 °C. About 236 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 18 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Insein?
July, averaging 463 mm over 30 days with rain. The driest month is February with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,231 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 Insein 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.