Climate averages 1991–2020
Sittwe weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Sittwe: daytime highs average 30.5°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the joint 2nd 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 Kyaukpyu (105 km away). In March its highs average 29.2°C, 1.3°C cooler than Sittwe, with 4.5 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Sittwe ranks 38th of 49 for the warmest March highs and 22nd of 49 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 49 cities is 33.3°C; Sittwe is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.0 mm to 22 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Kyaukpyu in MarchMyanmar · 105 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Ann in MarchMyanmar · 126 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Cox’s Bāzār in MarchBangladesh · 171 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Yenangyaung in MarchMyanmar · 209 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Magway in MarchMyanmar · 212 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Chauk in MarchMyanmar · 217 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Thandwe in MarchMyanmar · 242 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 20.4°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Thayetmyo in MarchMyanmar · 256 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 3.9 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.