Climate averages 1991–2020
Meiktila weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Meiktila: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.4 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes March a very dry month (the 3rd 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 Kalaw (78 km away). In March its highs average 27.3°C, 7.7°C cooler than Meiktila, with 6.7 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Meiktila ranks joint 24th of 49 for the warmest March highs and joint 13th of 49 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 49 cities is 33.3°C; Meiktila is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 37.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.4 mm to 24 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
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 | 31.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.411 h |
| March, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Kalaw in MarchMyanmar · 78 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Myingyan in MarchMyanmar · 81 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 22.1°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Pakokku in MarchMyanmar · 95 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Heho in MarchMyanmar · 102 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 15.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in MarchMyanmar · 102 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.6°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Chauk in MarchMyanmar · 108 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Yenangyaung in MarchMyanmar · 112 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Yawnghwe in MarchMyanmar · 114 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 7.6 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.