Climate averages 1991–2020
Chauk weather
in May.
A very hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Chauk: daytime highs average 36.0°C and nights cool to about 26.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 102 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes May a wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 07 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yenangyaung (49 km away). In May its highs average 35.9°C, about as warm as Chauk, with 91 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Chauk ranks 4th of 49 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 49 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 49 cities is 32.2°C; Chauk is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 3.7°C to 32.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 102 mm to 125 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- Yenangyaung in MayMyanmar · 49 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 26.5°C · 91 mm rain
- Pakokku in MayMyanmar · 56 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 27.0°C · 101 mm rain
- Magway in MayMyanmar · 84 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 26.3°C · 115 mm rain
- Myingyan in MayMyanmar · 86 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 27.2°C · 105 mm rain
- Meiktila in MayMyanmar · 108 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 25.2°C · 121 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in MayMyanmar · 125 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 25.4°C · 116 mm rain
- Monywa in MayMyanmar · 138 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 27.0°C · 121 mm rain
- Ann in MayMyanmar · 147 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 24.6°C · 271 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.