Climate · Myanmar

Yangon

Hot all year, wet from May to October and dry from November to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years16.8°N10 m above the sea
  1. Jan90°32°65°18°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  2. Feb94°34°66°19°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  3. Mar99°37°71°22°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  4. Apr101°38°77°25°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May95°35°78°26°Rain on about five days a week.
  6. Jun89°32°77°25°Rain on almost every day.
  7. Jul88°31°76°24°Rain on almost every day.
  8. Aug87°31°76°24°Rain on almost every day.
  9. Sep88°31°76°24°Rain on almost every day.
  10. Oct90°32°76°24°Rain on about five days a week.
  11. Nov91°33°73°23°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec90°32°68°20°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The most comfortable months

It is hot all year: highs run from 87°F in August to 101°F in April. The rain comes from May to October, on about six days a week. November to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in December to 13 hours in June.It is hot all year: highs run from 31°C in August to 38°C in April. The rain comes from May to October, on about six days a week. November to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in December to 13 hours in June.

Where Yangon sits

Asia/Yangon

this place
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Latitude
16.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Naypyidaw331 km north

The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Yangon, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 87°F in August to 101°F in April.Highs from 31°C in August to 38°C in April.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in August (100% of days), driest in February (3%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in February (37% cover), cloudiest in June (85%).

Daylight

From 11h 08m in December to 13h 07m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the most comfortable months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Yangon, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryDry seasonMost comfortable
65°18°90°32°
no days41%11h 15m
FebruaryDry season
66°19°94°34°
no days37%11h 34m
MarchDry season
71°22°99°37°
no days39%12h 01m
AprilDry season
77°25°101°38°
1 day54%12h 30m
MayRainy season
78°26°95°35°
5 days76%12h 55m
JuneRainy season
77°25°89°32°
7 days85%13h 07m
JulyRainy season
76°24°88°31°
7 days84%13h 01m
AugustRainy season
76°24°87°31°
7 days83%12h 40m
SeptemberRainy season
76°24°88°31°
7 days82%12h 12m
OctoberRainy season
76°24°90°32°
5 days76%11h 43m
NovemberDry season
73°23°91°33°
2 days60%11h 19m
DecemberDry seasonMost comfortable
68°20°90°32°
no days48%11h 08m

When is the best time to visit Yangon?


Yangon is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are December to January: highs near 90°F, nights near 67°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.Yangon is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are December to January: highs near 32°C, nights near 19°C, and rain on fewer than one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Yangon?

April, with highs near 101°F and lows near 77°F. The coolest is August, with highs near 87°F.April, with highs near 38°C and lows near 25°C. The coolest is August, with highs near 31°C.

When does it rain most in Yangon?

August, with rain on almost every day. February is the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Yangon?

From about 11 hours in December to 13 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Yangon?

February, when cloud covers about 37% of the sky on average. June is the cloudiest, at about 85%.

Places with a year like Yangon's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Yangon's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Yangon's summer.

Elsewhere in Myanmar

All of Myanmar

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Yangon. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.