Climate averages 1991–2020
Chauk weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Chauk: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 6.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 53 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yenangyaung (49 km away). In December its highs average 27.9°C, 0.6°C warmer than Chauk, with 7.3 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Chauk ranks joint 29th of 49 for the warmest December highs and 14th of 49 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 49 cities is 27.1°C; Chauk is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.6 mm to 6.1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Yenangyaung in DecemberMyanmar · 49 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Pakokku in DecemberMyanmar · 56 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 17.6°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Magway in DecemberMyanmar · 84 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 17.0°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Myingyan in DecemberMyanmar · 86 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.2°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Meiktila in DecemberMyanmar · 108 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 15.8°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in DecemberMyanmar · 125 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Monywa in DecemberMyanmar · 138 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Ann in DecemberMyanmar · 147 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.6°C · 10 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.