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Best time to visit Yangon

January is the best time to visit Yangon for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 78/100
The least cloud February 19 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 2 mm
Warmth April 37 °C
Cooler weather August 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 78 31 °C 1
2 December 77 30 °C 1
3 February 71 33 °C 0
4 November 70 31 °C 5
5 March 61 36 °C 2
6 April 52 37 °C 5
7 August 48 29 °C 31
8 July 47 29 °C 31
9 September 47 29 °C 29
10 October 46 30 °C 20
11 June 45 30 °C 30
12 May 38 33 °C 23

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 33 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.6 °C 5 mm 27 %
February 33.2 °C 2 mm 19 %
March 35.6 °C 12 mm 22 %
April 36.8 °C 40 mm 33 %
May 32.9 °C 270 mm 74 %
June 29.6 °C 449 mm 95 %
July 29.0 °C 472 mm 96 %
August 28.9 °C 477 mm 96 %
September 29.4 °C 359 mm 90 %
October 30.2 °C 184 mm 68 %
November 30.6 °C 38 mm 39 %
December 30.1 °C 5 mm 31 %

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.