Climate averages 1991–2020
Meiktila weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Meiktila: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kalaw (78 km away). In February its highs average 24.2°C, 6.8°C cooler than Meiktila, with 3.6 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Meiktila ranks joint 29th of 49 for the warmest February highs and joint 10th of 49 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 49 cities is 30.2°C; Meiktila is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.0°C to 35.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 6.4 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Meiktila climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.7°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 6.3 | 0.7 | 11.011 h |
| February, selected | 31.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.411 h |
| March | 35.0°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 6.4 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 37.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 24 | 5.0 | 12.613 h |
| May | 34.3°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 121 | 15.7 | 13.113 h |
| June | 30.7°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 130 | 20.6 | 13.413 h |
| July | 29.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 135 | 21.9 | 13.313 h |
| August | 29.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 171 | 25.0 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 188 | 22.6 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.0°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 151 | 20.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.8°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 41 | 5.2 | 11.211 h |
| December | 27.3°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 9.9 | 1.1 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Kalaw in FebruaryMyanmar · 78 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Myingyan in FebruaryMyanmar · 81 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 18.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Pakokku in FebruaryMyanmar · 95 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Heho in FebruaryMyanmar · 102 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.6°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in FebruaryMyanmar · 102 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Chauk in FebruaryMyanmar · 108 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Yenangyaung in FebruaryMyanmar · 112 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Yawnghwe in FebruaryMyanmar · 114 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 2.8 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 Meiktila) is explained once on the Meiktila year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.