Climate averages 1991–2020
Pathein weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Pathein: daytime highs average 34.2°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes March a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dawbon (97 km away). In March its highs average 35.8°C, 1.5°C warmer than Pathein, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Pathein ranks 26th of 49 for the warmest March highs and 25th of 49 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 49 cities is 33.3°C; Pathein is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 35.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.6 mm to 29 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
Pathein climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 6.1 | 0.8 | 11.211 h |
| February | 32.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| March, selected | 34.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 9.6 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 29 | 4.1 | 12.513 h |
| May | 32.6°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 220 | 21.5 | 12.913 h |
| June | 29.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 452 | 29.5 | 13.113 h |
| July | 28.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 475 | 30.6 | 13.013 h |
| August | 28.6°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 489 | 30.6 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 366 | 29.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.0°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 181 | 22.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 42 | 6.3 | 11.411 h |
| December | 29.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 6.7 | 1.3 | 11.111 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
- Dawbon in MarchMyanmar · 97 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Hinthada in MarchMyanmar · 124 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Hlaingthaya in MarchMyanmar · 142 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Taikkyi in MarchMyanmar · 144 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.7°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Set Ka Lay in MarchMyanmar · 147 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 12 mm rain
- San Chaung in MarchMyanmar · 150 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Yangon in MarchMyanmar · 152 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 22.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Kyauktan in MarchMyanmar · 170 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.7°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 Pathein) is explained once on the Pathein year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.