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Monthly climate in Yangon, Myanmar

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yangon features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2322 mm (91.4 inches) and receives 169 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yangon enjoys an average of 3354 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Yangon, Myanmar §

The warmest months in Yangon are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (85 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yangon experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Yangon, Myanmar.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Yangon, Myanmar §

Yangon usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 30 rainy days and 480 mm (18.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yangon are February, March and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Yangon, Myanmar.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 44 (1.7) 211 (8.3) 415 (16.3) 529 (20.8) 495 (19.5) 377 (14.8) 212 (8.4) 28 (1.1) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 0 5 19 29 31 31 27 20 6 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Yangon, Myanmar §

The sunniest months in Yangon are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yangon: June, July and August receive an average of 6 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Yangon, Myanmar.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 258 302 342 335 321 224 198 190 254 299 307 319
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 14m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 30m 12h 54m 13h 5m 13h 0m 12h 39m 12h 12m 11h 44m 11h 20m 11h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Yangon, Myanmar §

Yangon experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Yangon UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Yangon, Myanmar.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 11 13 13 14 13 14 14 13 12 10 9