Climate averages 1991–2020
Sittwe weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th 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 Sittwe: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 56 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyaukpyu (105 km away). In December its highs average 27.1°C, about as warm as Sittwe, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Sittwe ranks joint 35th of 49 for the warmest December highs and joint 38th of 49 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 49 cities is 27.1°C; Sittwe is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 26.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 8.0 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
Sittwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 8.0 | 0.7 | 11.111 h |
| February | 28.1°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 3.8 | 0.5 | 11.511 h |
| March | 30.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 8.0 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.8°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 22 | 4.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 30.9°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 261 | 20.9 | 13.113 h |
| June | 28.7°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 661 | 29.5 | 13.313 h |
| July | 28.0°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 763 | 30.6 | 13.213 h |
| August | 28.1°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 598 | 30.6 | 12.813 h |
| September | 28.7°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 393 | 28.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.4°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 211 | 20.0 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 39 | 4.5 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 26.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 12 | 1.0 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Kyaukpyu in DecemberMyanmar · 105 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Ann in DecemberMyanmar · 126 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Cox’s Bāzār in DecemberBangladesh · 171 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 18.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Yenangyaung in DecemberMyanmar · 209 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Magway in DecemberMyanmar · 212 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 17.0°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Chauk in DecemberMyanmar · 217 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.6°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Thandwe in DecemberMyanmar · 242 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.2°C · 10 mm rain
- Thayetmyo in DecemberMyanmar · 256 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 18.2°C · 5.8 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 Sittwe) is explained once on the Sittwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.