Bagan (Nyaung-U) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) · regional city · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Bagan (Nyaung-U) is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with December and November close behind. Bagan (Nyaung-U) averages about 2,646 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,646
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 417 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 164k
- Elevation
- 100 m
When is the best time to visit Bagan (Nyaung-U)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bagan (Nyaung-U) is January, then December and November. The dullest month is April (27/100, 16 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bagan (Nyaung-U)?
Bagan (Nyaung-U) gets a lot of sun: around 2,646 hours a year. 66 Sunshine Score points separate January (93) from April (27), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 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 49% of the annual 417 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 14° / 57°F | 7 mm | 6 |
| February | 75 | 34° / 93°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 8 |
| March | 46 | 37° / 99°F | 21° / 70°F | 9 mm | 8 |
| April | 27 | 39° / 102°F | 25° / 77°F | 16 mm | 9 |
| May | 34 | 38° / 100°F | 27° / 81°F | 48 mm | 9 |
| June | 49 | 36° / 97°F | 26° / 79°F | 69 mm | 8 |
| July | 65 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 71 mm | 9 |
| August | 66 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 64 mm | 8 |
| September | 68 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 53 mm | 8 |
| October | 67 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 62 mm | 7 |
| November | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 10 mm | 7 |
| December | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 7 mm | 6 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Mandalay Myanmar (Burma) · 123 km · best in Jan · 2,833 h sun/yr
- Cox's Bazar Bangladesh · 309 km · best in Jan · 2,418 h sun/yr
- Chattogram (Chittagong) Bangladesh · 343 km · best in Jan · 2,518 h sun/yr
- Imphal India · 412 km · best in Jan · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Yangon Myanmar (Burma) · 492 km · best in Dec · 2,311 h sun/yr
- Chiang Mai Thailand · 499 km · best in Feb · 2,275 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Magway Myanmar (Burma) · 113 km · 2,706 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Heho Myanmar (Burma) · 199 km · 2,617 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar (Burma) · 218 km · 2,571 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Kyaukpyu Myanmar (Burma) · 243 km · 2,474 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Sittwe Myanmar (Burma) · 244 km · 2,440 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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