Kachin State · Myanmar
Myitkyina
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Kachin State at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
- Local time
- Asia/Yangon
- Country
- Myanmar
- Population
- 90,894
- Elevation
- 147 m
- Airports
- MYT
- 4.5 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 4,210 km
- 5 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Myitkyina, month by month
- Jan24°
- Feb27°
- Mar31°
- Apr33°
- May34°
- Jun32°
- Jul31°
- Aug31°
- Sept31°
- Oct29°
- Nov27°
- Dec25°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 24°C in January to 34°C in May, with about 783 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for MyitkyinaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 471 m higher than the town, so real temperatures there run a little warmer than these.
Airports
Airports serving Myitkyina
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBMyitkyina
4,210 km
5 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHMyitkyina
4,290 km
5 hrs 50 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Yangon
- Country
- Myanmar
- Currency
- Myanmar Kyat MMKToday's indicative rate: MMK 1,000 ≈ USD 0.476Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, F and G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 191fire192ambulance199policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +95 · On the right
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Kachin State at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)