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Climate and weather of Burma



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Burma




 

Climate

 
Burma has a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.

Temperatures vary from 30 to 38° throughout the year (they are lower in the mountains). The annual rains are higher in the southwest and the southeast (5000 mm) than in the mountains (2 000 to 4 500 mm), in the south (2500 mm) and in the center (800 to 1000 mm). Cyclones sometimes reach the west coast.

Rainy season (May to October)
Temperatures range between 30 and 36° (they are milder in the mountains and on the plateaus located in the north, in the west and in the east). Rainfall is abundant and humidity is very high. Sunshine is low (three to four hours a day).

Dry season (November to April)
Temperatures reach 30° in January and 36° in April (they are lower in the mountains). Rainfall is very low or nonexistent. Sunshine is high (seven to ten hours per day).

 When to go to Burma (pleasant climate) 
The climate of Burma is pleasant during the following months :

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

 

Weather

(main cities) 
Average temperatures and rainfall

Bago

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
32°
34°
37°
37°
34°
31°
min
18°
19°
21°
24°
26°
25°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
30°
30°
31°
31°
32°
31°
min
24°
24°
24°
24°
23°
19°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
10
...
...
20
200
490
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
630
440
470
110
10
10

Mandalay

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
29°
32°
36°
38°
37°
34°
min
13°
15°
20°
24°
25°
26°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
34°
33°
33°
32°
30°
28°
min
26°
25°
25°
23°
19°
15°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
...
...
...
40
140
130
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
80
130
160
180
40
10

Meiktila

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
29°
32°
36°
38°
36°
33°
min
14°
16°
21°
24°
25°
24°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
32°
32°
33°
32°
30°
28°
min
24°
24°
24°
23°
19°
16°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
10
...
...
20
130
100
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
80
100
150
160
30
10

Mergui

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
31°
32°
33°
34°
32°
29°
min
20°
22°
23°
25°
24°
24°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
29°
29°
29°
31°
32°
32°
min
23°
23°
24°
23°
23°
21°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
...
50
50
110
410
770
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
720
860
570
300
60
...

Sittwe

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
28°
29°
31°
34°
33°
29°
min
15°
16°
18°
23°
25°
24°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
29°
29°
30°
31°
30°
28°
min
25°
24°
24°
24°
21°
16°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
...
...
...
40
250
1080
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
1160
1020
520
280
80
10

Taunggyi

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
22°
24°
27°
29°
23°
24°
min
12°
16°
17°
17°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
24°
23°
24°
24°
22°
21°
min
17°
17°
16°
16°
12°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
...
...
...
50
160
220
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
230
300
280
200
80
10

Yangon

Temp
January
February
March
April
May
June
max
32°
34°
36°
37°
33°
30°
min
18°
19°
22°
24°
25°
25°
Temp
July
August
September
October
November
December
max
30°
29°
30°
31°
32°
31°
min
24°
24°
24°
24°
23°
19°

Rain
January
February
March
April
May
June
mm
...
...
...
...
300
540
Rain
July
August
September
October
November
December
mm
550
600
360
200
50
...

Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Burma are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.

 Quick facts 
Burma, a country located in Southeast Asia, is bordered by Bangladesh and India to the west, by China to the northeast, by Laos to the east, by Thailand to the southeast and by the Indian Ocean to the south.

Capital: Naypyidaw
Area: 676 000 km²
Population: 56 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Burmese
Currency: Kyat

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