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Travel guide > Asia > Climate and weather of Burma
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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) |
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The climate of Burma is pleasant during the following months :
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April |
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December |
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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° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
30° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
19° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
... |
... |
20 |
200 |
490 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
630 |
440 |
470 |
110 |
10 |
10 |
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Mandalay
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
32° |
36° |
38° |
37° |
34° |
min |
13° |
15° |
20° |
24° |
25° |
26° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
34° |
33° |
33° |
32° |
30° |
28° |
min |
26° |
25° |
25° |
23° |
19° |
15° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
40 |
140 |
130 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
130 |
160 |
180 |
40 |
10 |
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Meiktila
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
32° |
36° |
38° |
36° |
33° |
min |
14° |
16° |
21° |
24° |
25° |
24° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
32° |
32° |
33° |
32° |
30° |
28° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
19° |
16° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
... |
... |
20 |
130 |
100 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
100 |
150 |
160 |
30 |
10 |
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Mergui
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
32° |
33° |
34° |
32° |
29° |
min |
20° |
22° |
23° |
25° |
24° |
24° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
29° |
29° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
min |
23° |
23° |
24° |
23° |
23° |
21° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
50 |
50 |
110 |
410 |
770 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
720 |
860 |
570 |
300 |
60 |
... |
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Sittwe
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
28° |
29° |
31° |
34° |
33° |
29° |
min |
15° |
16° |
18° |
23° |
25° |
24° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
29° |
30° |
31° |
30° |
28° |
min |
25° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
21° |
16° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
40 |
250 |
1080 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
1160 |
1020 |
520 |
280 |
80 |
10 |
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Taunggyi
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
22° |
24° |
27° |
29° |
23° |
24° |
min |
7° |
9° |
12° |
16° |
17° |
17° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
23° |
24° |
24° |
22° |
21° |
min |
17° |
17° |
16° |
16° |
12° |
8° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
50 |
160 |
220 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
230 |
300 |
280 |
200 |
80 |
10 |
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Yangon
Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
34° |
36° |
37° |
33° |
30° |
min |
18° |
19° |
22° |
24° |
25° |
25° |
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Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
29° |
30° |
31° |
32° |
31° |
min |
24° |
24° |
24° |
24° |
23° |
19° |
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Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
300 |
540 |
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Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
550 |
600 |
360 |
200 |
50 |
... |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Burma are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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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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