Rakhine · Myanmar
Sittwe
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Rakhine 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
- 177,743
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Airports
- AKY
- 3.2 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 3,880 km
- 5 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Sittwe, month by month
- Jan26°
- Feb28°
- Mar30°
- Apr31°
- May31°
- Jun30°
- Jul29°
- Aug29°
- Sept29°
- Oct30°
- Nov29°
- Dec27°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 26°C in January to 31°C in April, with about 3,633 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for SittweModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Sittwe
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBSittwe
3,880 km
5 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
From AUHSittwe
3,950 km
5 hrs 25 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 Rakhine 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)