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When to go to Yangon

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

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What the averages say

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

On these averages, Yangon has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in October and December.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in December.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): January to June and November.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to September.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): June to November.
The warmest month is April (39°C) and the coolest August (30°C). The wettest is July (280 mm) and the driest February (1 mm); about 1,235 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Yangon: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

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

JanHot
FebHot
MarHot
AprHot
MayHot
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovHot
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Yangon

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

Climate in Yangon 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	33°C	18°C	8 mm	57%	34%	5	23°C	Hot
February	36°C	19°C	1 mm	46%	29%	5.8	24°C	Hot
March	38°C	22°C	16 mm	47%	32%	6.2	27°C	Hot
April	39°C	26°C	24 mm	50%	39%	6.5	31°C	Hot
May	35°C	26°C	127 mm	67%	82%	4.8	35°C	Hot
June	32°C	25°C	225 mm	80%	96%	3.9	37°C	Wet
July	30°C	25°C	280 mm	84%	97%	3.7	39°C	Wet
August	30°C	24°C	246 mm	85%	97%	3.6	39°C	Wet
September	30°C	24°C	164 mm	84%	92%	4.3	37°C	Wet
October	31°C	24°C	117 mm	80%	71%	4.9	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	32°C	22°C	20 mm	73%	44%	5	29°C	Hot
December	31°C	19°C	7 mm	66%	37%	4.8	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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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

33°C

18°C

8 mm

57%

34%

23°C

Hot

February

36°C

19°C

1 mm

46%

29%

5.8

24°C

Hot

March

38°C

22°C

16 mm

47%

32%

6.2

27°C

Hot

April

39°C

26°C

24 mm

50%

39%

6.5

31°C

Hot

May

35°C

26°C

127 mm

67%

82%

4.8

35°C

Hot

June

32°C

25°C

225 mm

80%

96%

3.9

37°C

Wet

July

30°C

25°C

280 mm

84%

97%

3.7

39°C

Wet

August

30°C

24°C

246 mm

85%

97%

3.6

39°C

Wet

September

30°C

24°C

164 mm

84%

92%

4.3

37°C

Wet

October

31°C

24°C

117 mm

80%

71%

4.9

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

32°C

22°C

20 mm

73%

44%

29°C

Hot

December

31°C

19°C

7 mm

66%

37%

4.8

25°C

Mild to warm and dry