Climate averages 1991–2020
Magway weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the joint 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Magway: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 142 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes October a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yenangyaung (36 km away). In October its highs average 30.4°C, about as warm as Magway, with 125 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Magway ranks joint 9th of 49 for the warmest October highs and 15th of 49 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 49 cities is 28.9°C; Magway is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 142 mm to 29 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Yenangyaung in OctoberMyanmar · 36 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 125 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in OctoberMyanmar · 66 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 128 mm rain
- Chauk in OctoberMyanmar · 84 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.1°C · 138 mm rain
- Thayetmyo in OctoberMyanmar · 96 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 129 mm rain
- Ann in OctoberMyanmar · 100 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.9°C · 185 mm rain
- Meiktila in OctoberMyanmar · 126 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 22.7°C · 151 mm rain
- Pakokku in OctoberMyanmar · 133 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.0°C · 149 mm rain
- Nay Pyi Taw in OctoberMyanmar · 133 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 116 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.