Climate averages 1991–2020
Myitkyina weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Myitkyina: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lakang (83 km away). In December its highs average 23.4°C, 0.8°C cooler than Myitkyina, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Myitkyina ranks 37th of 49 for the warmest December highs and 28th of 49 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 49 cities is 27.1°C; Myitkyina is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 23.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.9 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Myitkyina climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.7°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 20 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| February | 26.3°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 22 | 4.0 | 11.311 h |
| March | 30.3°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 30 | 5.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 66 | 7.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 31.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 216 | 18.6 | 13.413 h |
| June | 28.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 485 | 28.1 | 13.714 h |
| July | 27.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 575 | 29.2 | 13.614 h |
| August | 28.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 433 | 27.4 | 13.013 h |
| September | 28.4°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 253 | 23.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.6°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 130 | 13.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 23 | 3.0 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 24.2°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 8.9 | 1.5 | 10.611 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
December in nearby cities
- Lakang in DecemberMyanmar · 83 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 13.5°C · 17 mm rain
- Yingjiang in DecemberChina · 93 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Tengyue in DecemberChina · 120 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 4.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Lushui (approximate) in DecemberChina · 155 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 11.3°C · 27 mm rain
- Longling County in DecemberChina · 158 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 7.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Menghuan in DecemberChina · 160 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Mu-se in DecemberMyanmar · 162 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Baoshan (Yunnan), China in DecemberChina · 180 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 5.8°C · 16 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 Myitkyina) is explained once on the Myitkyina year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.