Climate averages 1991–2020
Thaton weather
in March.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Thaton: daytime highs average 34.1°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 4th 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 Mawlamyine (55 km away). In March its highs average 33.5°C, 0.6°C cooler than Thaton, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 49 cities listed in Myanmar, Thaton ranks joint 27th of 49 for the warmest March highs and joint 38th of 49 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 49 cities is 33.3°C; Thaton is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 34.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 68 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
Thaton climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.6°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 6.2 | 1.0 | 11.211 h |
| February | 32.5°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 3.1 | 0.6 | 11.612 h |
| March, selected | 34.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 16 | 2.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.5°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 68 | 8.1 | 12.513 h |
| May | 31.1°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 428 | 25.8 | 12.913 h |
| June | 28.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 800 | 29.8 | 13.113 h |
| July | 27.6°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 889 | 30.8 | 13.013 h |
| August | 27.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 845 | 31.0 | 12.713 h |
| September | 28.8°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 537 | 29.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 215 | 20.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 31.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 34 | 4.8 | 11.411 h |
| December | 30.6°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 7.8 | 0.9 | 11.111 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
- Mawlamyine in MarchMyanmar · 55 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 23.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Mudon in MarchMyanmar · 83 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Bago in MarchMyanmar · 105 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 21.8°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Kyauktan in MarchMyanmar · 116 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Yangon in MarchMyanmar · 130 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 22.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Nyaunglebin in MarchMyanmar · 134 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Set Ka Lay in MarchMyanmar · 134 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 12 mm rain
- San Chaung in MarchMyanmar · 137 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 8.8 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 Thaton) is explained once on the Thaton year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.