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

  1. Jan 24°
  2. Feb 26°
  3. Mar 29°
  4. Apr 31°
  5. May 29°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 26°
  8. Aug 26°
  9. Sep 26°
  10. Oct 27°
  11. Nov 26°
  12. Dec 25°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

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

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January30.7 °C18.1 °C24.3 °C34.9 °C13.2 °C31220
February33.3 °C19.4 °C26.2 °C38.3 °C13.2 °C28270
March35.9 °C22.0 °C28.7 °C39.5 °C16.4 °C31310
April37.2 °C25.1 °C30.7 °C41.0 °C20.9 °C30300
May33.2 °C25.7 °C28.8 °C41.9 °C23.4 °C31240
June29.7 °C24.8 °C26.6 °C33.9 °C23.3 °C30130
July29.2 °C24.4 °C26.1 °C33.2 °C23.2 °C3190
August29.1 °C24.3 °C26.0 °C32.8 °C22.9 °C3180
September29.6 °C24.3 °C26.2 °C32.8 °C22.7 °C30130
October30.3 °C24.1 °C26.7 °C33.2 °C20.0 °C31200
November30.7 °C22.2 °C26.2 °C33.8 °C14.7 °C30230
December30.2 °C19.4 °C24.6 °C33.4 °C12.1 °C31170

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January5 mm111 h/day25 %64 %9.8 km/h
February2 mm012 h/day18 %57 %11 km/h
March9 mm212 h/day21 %57 %13 km/h
April33 mm413 h/day32 %60 %14 km/h
May249 mm2213 h/day73 %77 %15 km/h
June439 mm3013 h/day95 %89 %15 km/h
July463 mm3013 h/day96 %90 %15 km/h
August455 mm3113 h/day96 %91 %15 km/h
September343 mm2812 h/day90 %89 %12 km/h
October186 mm2112 h/day68 %86 %10 km/h
November42 mm511 h/day39 %77 %9.8 km/h
December5 mm111 h/day31 %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

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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

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.