Climate averages 1991–2020
Meiktila weather
in January.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a warm month in Meiktila: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 14.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 01 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kalaw (78 km away). In January its highs average 22.0°C, 5.7°C cooler than Meiktila, with 9.0 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Meiktila ranks 30th of 49 for the warmest January highs and 19th of 49 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 49 cities is 27.5°C; Meiktila is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.4°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.3 mm to 1.5 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
Meiktila climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 27.7°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 6.3 | 0.7 | 11.011 h |
| February | 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
January in nearby cities
- Kalaw in JanuaryMyanmar · 78 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 9.3°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Myingyan in JanuaryMyanmar · 81 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 16.0°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Pakokku in JanuaryMyanmar · 95 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Heho in JanuaryMyanmar · 102 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 11.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in JanuaryMyanmar · 102 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 15.1°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Chauk in JanuaryMyanmar · 108 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 16.5°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Yenangyaung in JanuaryMyanmar · 112 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Yawnghwe in JanuaryMyanmar · 114 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 13.1°C · 11 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.