Climate averages 1991–2020
Magway weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Magway: daytime highs average 36.2°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yenangyaung (36 km away). In March its highs average 35.8°C, about as warm as Magway, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Magway ranks joint 2nd of 49 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 49 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 49 cities is 33.3°C; Magway is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 38.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.3 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Yenangyaung in MarchMyanmar · 36 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in MarchMyanmar · 66 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.6°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Chauk in MarchMyanmar · 84 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Thayetmyo in MarchMyanmar · 96 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Ann in MarchMyanmar · 100 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Meiktila in MarchMyanmar · 126 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.7°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Pakokku in MarchMyanmar · 133 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Nay Pyi Taw in MarchMyanmar · 133 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 19.7°C · 6.4 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.