Nay Pyi Taw weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) · city break · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Nay Pyi Taw is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with January close behind. Nay Pyi Taw averages about 2,571 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,571
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 736 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 925k
- Elevation
- 90 m
When is the best time to visit Nay Pyi Taw?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Nay Pyi Taw is December, then January. The dullest month is April (18/100, 23 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Nay Pyi Taw?
Nay Pyi Taw gets a lot of sun: around 2,571 hours a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate December (93) from April (18), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #5 of 23 destinations in Myanmar (Burma) for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,336 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 54% of the annual 736 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 10 mm | 7 |
| February | 66 | 35° / 95°F | 18° / 64°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| March | 37 | 38° / 100°F | 21° / 70°F | 8 mm | 10 |
| April | 18 | 40° / 104°F | 25° / 77°F | 23 mm | 10 |
| May | 39 | 37° / 99°F | 26° / 79°F | 88 mm | 9 |
| June | 52 | 35° / 95°F | 25° / 77°F | 107 mm | 8 |
| July | 60 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 151 mm | 8 |
| August | 68 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 141 mm | 8 |
| September | 70 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 90 mm | 8 |
| October | 62 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 89 mm | 8 |
| November | 81 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 21 mm | 8 |
| December | 93 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 7 mm | 7 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mandalay Myanmar (Burma) · 232 km · best in Jan · 2,833 h sun/yr
- Yangon Myanmar (Burma) · 302 km · best in Dec · 2,311 h sun/yr
- Chiang Mai Thailand · 305 km · best in Feb · 2,275 h sun/yr
- Chiang Rai Thailand · 387 km · best in Feb · 2,393 h sun/yr
- Cox's Bazar Bangladesh · 486 km · best in Jan · 2,418 h sun/yr
- Phitsanulok Thailand · 534 km · best in Jan · 2,511 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Loikaw Myanmar (Burma) · 106 km · 2,541 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Heho Myanmar (Burma) · 139 km · 2,617 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Magway Myanmar (Burma) · 145 km · 2,706 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mae Hong Son Thailand · 189 km · 2,542 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Bagan (Nyaung-U) Myanmar (Burma) · 218 km · 2,646 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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