Climate averages 1991–2020
Dawei weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Dawei: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 24 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nong Prue (148 km away). In January its highs average 30.1°C, 0.9°C cooler than Dawei, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Dawei ranks joint 2nd of 49 for the warmest January highs and joint 41st of 49 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 49 cities is 27.5°C; Dawei is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 13 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Dawei climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 31.0°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.411 h |
| February | 32.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 13 | 2.8 | 11.712 h |
| March | 32.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 48 | 8.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 120 | 16.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 29.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 374 | 28.3 | 12.813 h |
| June | 27.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 577 | 29.8 | 12.913 h |
| July | 26.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 715 | 30.7 | 12.913 h |
| August | 26.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 734 | 30.6 | 12.613 h |
| September | 27.4°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 516 | 29.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 264 | 24.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 50 | 7.4 | 11.511 h |
| December | 30.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 9.8 | 1.9 | 11.311 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
January in nearby cities
- Nong Prue in JanuaryThailand · 148 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 19.4°C · 15 mm rain
- Ratchaburi in JanuaryThailand · 186 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Myeik in JanuaryMyanmar · 188 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 32 mm rain
- Ban I Chang in JanuaryThailand · 189 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Nakhon Pathom in JanuaryThailand · 202 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 21.5°C · 17 mm rain
- Nong Khaem in JanuaryThailand · 237 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Thawi Watthana in JanuaryThailand · 238 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Bang Khae in JanuaryThailand · 243 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 15 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 Dawei) is explained once on the Dawei year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.