Yawnghwe climate
Yawnghwe is warmest in April, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 13 °C. August is the wettest month (207 mm) and February the driest (2.8 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Yawnghwe averages 1,021 mm of rain and 283 days above 25 °C.
Myanmar · population 188,083 · 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 32 °C
- Coldest month January 13 °C
- Driest month February 3 mm
- Wettest month August 207 mm
- Least cloud February 14 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 37 °C
- Coldest on record December 5.8 °C
What to expectYawnghwe through the year
Yawnghwe has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 24 °C in January to 32 °C in April, a swing of 7.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 283 days a year reach 25 °C, 57 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 207 mm against 3 mm in February — 73 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 | 10 mm | 22 % |
| February | 27.0 °C | 3 mm | 14 % |
| March | 30.2 °C | 8 mm | 18 % |
| April | 31.7 °C | 27 mm | 27 % |
| May | 29.4 °C | 131 mm | 60 % |
| June | 27.0 °C | 149 mm | 90 % |
| July | 26.1 °C | 169 mm | 95 % |
| August | 26.0 °C | 207 mm | 94 % |
| September | 26.6 °C | 169 mm | 87 % |
| October | 26.5 °C | 103 mm | 70 % |
| November | 25.4 °C | 33 mm | 45 % |
| December | 24.1 °C | 12 mm | 33 % |
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 | 24.5 °C | 12.9 °C | 18.2 °C | 28.9 °C | 7.7 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 27.0 °C | 14.4 °C | 20.3 °C | 32.0 °C | 9.2 °C | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| March | 30.2 °C | 17.2 °C | 23.6 °C | 35.3 °C | 11.2 °C | 31 | 18 | 0 |
| April | 31.7 °C | 19.8 °C | 25.7 °C | 36.3 °C | 15.6 °C | 30 | 24 | 0 |
| May | 29.4 °C | 20.7 °C | 24.6 °C | 36.6 °C | 15.9 °C | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| June | 27.0 °C | 21.0 °C | 23.5 °C | 32.3 °C | 18.7 °C | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 26.1 °C | 20.8 °C | 23.0 °C | 30.8 °C | 18.4 °C | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 26.0 °C | 20.6 °C | 22.8 °C | 29.4 °C | 18.3 °C | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 26.6 °C | 20.1 °C | 22.9 °C | 30.0 °C | 18.0 °C | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 26.5 °C | 18.8 °C | 22.3 °C | 30.2 °C | 14.8 °C | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 25.4 °C | 16.2 °C | 20.6 °C | 30.1 °C | 9.9 °C | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 24.1 °C | 13.8 °C | 18.6 °C | 28.4 °C | 5.8 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 22 % | 65 % | 9.6 km/h |
| February | 3 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 14 % | 55 % | 11 km/h |
| March | 8 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 18 % | 49 % | 12 km/h |
| April | 27 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 27 % | 55 % | 12 km/h |
| May | 131 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 60 % | 75 % | 11 km/h |
| June | 149 mm | 24 | 13 h/day | 90 % | 85 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 169 mm | 25 | 13 h/day | 95 % | 86 % | 12 km/h |
| August | 207 mm | 27 | 13 h/day | 94 % | 88 % | 9.8 km/h |
| September | 169 mm | 24 | 12 h/day | 87 % | 87 % | 8.2 km/h |
| October | 103 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 70 % | 84 % | 7.7 km/h |
| November | 33 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 45 % | 78 % | 7.5 km/h |
| December | 12 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 33 % | 71 % | 8.0 km/h |
How Yawnghwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yawnghwe | 32 °C | 13 °C | 1,021 mm | 283 |
| Taunggyi · Myanmar | 28 °C | 8.9 °C | 1,016 mm | 107 |
| Meiktila · Myanmar | 37 °C | 14 °C | 1,037 mm | 358 |
| Nay Pyi Taw · Myanmar | 37 °C | 14 °C | 1,530 mm | 361 |
| Amarapura · Myanmar | 38 °C | 15 °C | 1,049 mm | 359 |
| Mandalay · Myanmar | 37 °C | 15 °C | 1,048 mm | 358 |
| Monywa · Myanmar | 38 °C | 16 °C | 993 mm | 356 |
Where Yawnghwe ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in January | 17thof 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in January | 26thof 50 | 96/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Yawnghwe’s climate
When is the best time to visit Yawnghwe?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, November, 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 Yawnghwe get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 57 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °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 Yawnghwe?
August, averaging 207 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is February with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,021 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 Yawnghwe 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.