Banmaw weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Banmaw is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with December and January close behind. Banmaw averages about 2,218 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,218

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

91/100

Rain / year

860 mm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

165k

Elevation

115 m

When is the best time to visit Banmaw?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Banmaw is February, then December and January. The dullest month is May (38/100, 83 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Banmaw?

Banmaw gets a moderate 2,218 hours of sunshine a year. 53 Sunshine Score points separate February (91) from May (38), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #17 of 23 destinations in Myanmar (Burma) for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,336 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 60% of the year's 860 mm falls in the three months around July.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Dehong (Mangshi) China · 131 km · best in Feb · 2,178 h sun/yr
• Baoshan (Tengchong) China · 146 km · best in Mar · 2,177 h sun/yr
• Baoshan (Longyang) China · 213 km · best in Feb · 2,231 h sun/yr
• Mandalay Myanmar (Burma) · 314 km · best in Jan · 2,833 h sun/yr
• Imphal India · 343 km · best in Jan · 2,260 h sun/yr
• Dali (Xiaguan) China · 345 km · best in Mar · 2,412 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Myitkyina Myanmar (Burma) · 124 km · 2,126 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Lashio Myanmar (Burma) · 153 km · 2,430 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Cangyuan China · 243 km · 2,214 h sun/yr · best in Mar