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When to go to Sittwe

Twelve months of averages for Sittwe, and what they say about when to go.

When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

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.

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Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May to October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): April to November.
The warmest month is April (31°C) and the coolest January (26°C). The wettest is July (980 mm) and the driest February (3 mm); about 3,633 mm of rain falls in a year.

Sittwe: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Sittwe

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Sittwe by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	26°C	19°C	15 mm	63%	25%	4.9	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	28°C	20°C	3 mm	63%	24%	5.7	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	30°C	23°C	24 mm	69%	32%	6.2	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	31°C	26°C	90 mm	73%	40%	6.4	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	31°C	28°C	325 mm	78%	68%	5.6	35°C	Wet
June	30°C	28°C	660 mm	84%	91%	4	37°C	Wet
July	29°C	27°C	980 mm	87%	94%	3.7	39°C	Wet
August	29°C	27°C	649 mm	87%	93%	4	39°C	Wet
September	29°C	27°C	505 mm	84%	86%	4.5	37°C	Wet
October	30°C	27°C	321 mm	80%	59%	4.7	34°C	Wet
November	29°C	24°C	46 mm	73%	33%	4.8	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	27°C	21°C	15 mm	69%	29%	4.5	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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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)

Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

26°C

19°C

15 mm

63%

25%

4.9

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

28°C

20°C

3 mm

63%

24%

5.7

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

30°C

23°C

24 mm

69%

32%

6.2

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

31°C

26°C

90 mm

73%

40%

6.4

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

31°C

28°C

325 mm

78%

68%

5.6

35°C

Wet

June

30°C

28°C

660 mm

84%

91%

37°C

Wet

July

29°C

27°C

980 mm

87%

94%

3.7

39°C

Wet

August

29°C

27°C

649 mm

87%

93%

39°C

Wet

September

29°C

27°C

505 mm

84%

86%

4.5

37°C

Wet

October

30°C

27°C

321 mm

80%

59%

4.7

34°C

Wet

November

29°C

24°C

46 mm

73%

33%

4.8

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

27°C

21°C

15 mm

69%

29%

4.5

25°C

Mild to warm and dry