Climate averages 1991–2020
Taungoo weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Taungoo: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 16.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.1 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes January a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pyinmana (92 km away). In January its highs average 29.1°C, about as warm as Taungoo, with 9.8 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Taungoo ranks joint 17th of 49 for the warmest January highs and 27th of 49 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 49 cities is 27.5°C; Taungoo is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 32.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.1 mm to 3.3 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Taungoo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 29.2°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 8.1 | 1.0 | 11.111 h |
| February | 32.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 3.3 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| March | 35.7°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 6.7 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 37.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 24 | 4.1 | 12.613 h |
| May | 33.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 198 | 20.7 | 13.013 h |
| June | 28.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 390 | 29.1 | 13.213 h |
| July | 28.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 440 | 29.9 | 13.213 h |
| August | 28.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 405 | 30.2 | 12.813 h |
| September | 28.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 247 | 25.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 96 | 15.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 30.0°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 23 | 3.1 | 11.311 h |
| December | 29.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 5.1 | 0.9 | 11.011 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
January in nearby cities
- Pyinmana in JanuaryMyanmar · 92 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 14.1°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Nay Pyi Taw in JanuaryMyanmar · 95 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.6°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Nyaunglebin in JanuaryMyanmar · 114 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 16.4°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Pyay in JanuaryMyanmar · 129 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.9°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Thayetmyo in JanuaryMyanmar · 138 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in JanuaryMyanmar · 151 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 15.1°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Hinthada in JanuaryMyanmar · 177 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 17.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Bago in JanuaryMyanmar · 179 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.7°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 Taungoo) is explained once on the Taungoo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.