Kēng Tung climate

Kēng Tung is warmest in April, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 13 °C. July is the wettest month (322 mm) and February the driest (11 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Kēng Tung averages 1,397 mm of rain and 297 days above 25 °C.

Myanmar · population 171,620 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 18°
  2. Feb 21°
  3. Mar 24°
  4. Apr 26°
  5. May 26°
  6. Jun 25°
  7. Jul 24°
  8. Aug 24°
  9. Sep 24°
  10. Oct 23°
  11. Nov 20°
  12. Dec 18°

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

What to expectKēng Tung through the year

Kēng Tung has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 24 °C in January to 32 °C in April, a swing of 7.6 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 297 days a year reach 25 °C, 104 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 322 mm against 11 mm in February — 29 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 24.5 °C 21 mm 31 %
February 27.5 °C 11 mm 22 %
March 30.9 °C 20 mm 27 %
April 32.0 °C 47 mm 38 %
May 31.0 °C 129 mm 65 %
June 29.7 °C 188 mm 90 %
July 28.4 °C 322 mm 94 %
August 28.3 °C 316 mm 92 %
September 28.2 °C 191 mm 83 %
October 27.1 °C 97 mm 68 %
November 25.4 °C 37 mm 45 %
December 23.6 °C 19 mm 39 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January24.5 °C12.5 °C18.2 °C30.6 °C6.3 °C1500
February27.5 °C13.9 °C20.5 °C32.7 °C9.1 °C2450
March30.9 °C16.9 °C23.7 °C36.3 °C10.1 °C29220
April32.0 °C19.8 °C25.6 °C37.7 °C13.2 °C29230
May31.0 °C21.4 °C25.6 °C39.6 °C16.5 °C30200
June29.7 °C22.2 °C25.2 °C35.1 °C18.8 °C30140
July28.4 °C21.9 °C24.5 °C34.7 °C19.7 °C2980
August28.3 °C21.6 °C24.3 °C33.5 °C19.3 °C2970
September28.2 °C20.9 °C24.0 °C32.9 °C17.2 °C2840
October27.1 °C19.1 °C22.7 °C32.0 °C12.2 °C2610
November25.4 °C15.8 °C20.4 °C31.1 °C8.4 °C2000
December23.6 °C12.9 °C18.1 °C28.8 °C5.6 °C1000

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January21 mm311 h/day31 %72 %8.0 km/h
February11 mm211 h/day22 %60 %10 km/h
March20 mm412 h/day27 %56 %11 km/h
April47 mm813 h/day38 %63 %11 km/h
May129 mm1613 h/day65 %77 %9.3 km/h
June188 mm2413 h/day90 %85 %8.4 km/h
July322 mm2813 h/day94 %89 %7.2 km/h
August316 mm2813 h/day92 %90 %6.4 km/h
September191 mm2312 h/day83 %88 %5.8 km/h
October97 mm1512 h/day68 %86 %5.9 km/h
November37 mm511 h/day45 %81 %6.2 km/h
December19 mm411 h/day39 %77 %6.5 km/h

How Kēng Tung 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
Kēng Tung 32 °C 13 °C 1,397 mm 297
Jinghong · China 33 °C 12 °C 1,812 mm 297
Pu'er · China 28 °C 9.5 °C 1,721 mm 169
Ning’er · China 28 °C 9.1 °C 1,848 mm 151
Lincang · China 27 °C 7.6 °C 1,494 mm 154
Taunggyi · Myanmar 28 °C 8.9 °C 1,016 mm 107
Jianshui · China 24 °C 4.5 °C 1,888 mm 45

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Kēng Tung.

QuestionsCommon questions about Kēng Tung’s climate

When is the best time to visit Kēng Tung?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, November 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 Kēng Tung get?

In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 104 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 13 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Kēng Tung?

July, averaging 322 mm over 28 days with rain. The driest month is February with 11 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,397 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 Kēng Tung 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.