Climate averages 1991–2020
Thandwe weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd 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 Thandwe: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the joint 2nd 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 Pyay (98 km away). In March its highs average 35.6°C, 3.8°C warmer than Thandwe, with 4.2 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Thandwe ranks 35th of 49 for the warmest March highs and 16th of 49 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 49 cities is 33.3°C; Thandwe is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 32.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.5 mm to 27 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
Thandwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Pyay in MarchMyanmar · 98 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 21.2°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Thayetmyo in MarchMyanmar · 128 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Kyaukpyu in MarchMyanmar · 137 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Hinthada in MarchMyanmar · 147 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Ann in MarchMyanmar · 152 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Pathein in MarchMyanmar · 191 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Magway in MarchMyanmar · 196 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Taungdwingyi in MarchMyanmar · 211 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.6°C · 2.8 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 Thandwe) is explained once on the Thandwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.