Climate averages 1991–2020
Chauk weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the joint 7th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Chauk: daytime highs average 30.8°C and nights cool to about 25.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 155 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes August a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 51 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yenangyaung (49 km away). In August its highs average 30.6°C, about as warm as Chauk, with 150 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Chauk ranks 6th of 49 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 49 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 49 cities is 28.3°C; Chauk is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs stay level at 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 155 mm to 192 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chauk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 6.1 | 0.5 | 11.011 h |
| February | 31.4°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| March | 35.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 2.5 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 38.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 11 | 2.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 36.0°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 102 | 11.1 | 13.113 h |
| June | 32.2°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 125 | 16.6 | 13.413 h |
| July | 31.2°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 122 | 18.8 | 13.313 h |
| August, selected | 30.8°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 155 | 21.8 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.8°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 192 | 20.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.3°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 138 | 16.6 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.8°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 27 | 3.6 | 11.211 h |
| December | 27.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 6.6 | 0.8 | 10.911 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Yenangyaung in AugustMyanmar · 49 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 150 mm rain
- Pakokku in AugustMyanmar · 56 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 25.5°C · 138 mm rain
- Magway in AugustMyanmar · 84 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 204 mm rain
- Myingyan in AugustMyanmar · 86 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 25.6°C · 159 mm rain
- Meiktila in AugustMyanmar · 108 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.8°C · 171 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in AugustMyanmar · 125 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 243 mm rain
- Monywa in AugustMyanmar · 138 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 25.7°C · 169 mm rain
- Ann in AugustMyanmar · 147 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 637 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chauk) is explained once on the Chauk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.