Climate averages 1991–2020
Thandwe weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Thandwe: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 17.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes January a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 09 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pyay (98 km away). In January its highs average 29.0°C, about as warm as Thandwe, with 7.3 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Thandwe ranks joint 23rd of 49 for the warmest January highs and joint 20th of 49 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 49 cities is 27.5°C; Thandwe is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.5 mm to 1.9 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
Thandwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.5°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 6.5 | 0.6 | 11.211 h |
| February | 30.2°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 1.9 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| March | 31.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 6.5 | 0.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 27 | 2.8 | 12.613 h |
| May | 31.0°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 311 | 21.6 | 13.013 h |
| June | 28.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1,025 | 29.3 | 13.213 h |
| July | 27.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 1,089 | 30.8 | 13.113 h |
| August | 27.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 852 | 30.9 | 12.813 h |
| September | 28.3°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 477 | 28.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 158 | 20.2 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 31 | 4.5 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 10 | 1.0 | 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
- Pyay in JanuaryMyanmar · 98 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.9°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Thayetmyo in JanuaryMyanmar · 128 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Kyaukpyu in JanuaryMyanmar · 137 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 20.1°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Hinthada in JanuaryMyanmar · 147 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 17.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Ann in JanuaryMyanmar · 152 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 14.4°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Pathein in JanuaryMyanmar · 191 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 18.8°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Magway in JanuaryMyanmar · 196 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 15.4°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in JanuaryMyanmar · 211 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 15.1°C · 6.6 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 Thandwe) is explained once on the Thandwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.