Climate averages 1991–2020
Magway 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 Magway: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 17.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 8.1 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 56 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yenangyaung (36 km away). In December its highs average 27.9°C, about as warm as Magway, with 7.3 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Magway ranks 26th of 49 for the warmest December highs and 21st of 49 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 49 cities is 27.1°C; Magway is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.1 mm to 5.6 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
Magway climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 5.6 | 0.6 | 11.111 h |
| February | 31.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.511 h |
| March | 36.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 2.3 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 38.4°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 15 | 2.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 35.9°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 115 | 13.8 | 13.113 h |
| June | 31.7°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 200 | 24.7 | 13.313 h |
| July | 30.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 200 | 26.3 | 13.213 h |
| August | 30.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 204 | 27.7 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 214 | 24.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.3°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 142 | 18.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 29 | 4.5 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 27.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 8.1 | 1.0 | 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 · 36 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in DecemberMyanmar · 66 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 16.5°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Chauk in DecemberMyanmar · 84 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Thayetmyo in DecemberMyanmar · 96 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 18.2°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Ann in DecemberMyanmar · 100 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Meiktila in DecemberMyanmar · 126 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 15.8°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Pakokku in DecemberMyanmar · 133 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 17.6°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Nay Pyi Taw in DecemberMyanmar · 133 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.2°C · 8.3 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 Magway) is explained once on the Magway year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.