Pathein weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Pathein is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with September and December close behind. Pathein averages about 2,293 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 33°C / 91°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,293
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 82/100
- Rain / year
- 534 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 237k
- Elevation
- 7 m
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When is the best time to visit Pathein?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pathein is January, then September and December. The dullest month is April (27/100, 11 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pathein?
Pathein gets a moderate 2,293 hours of sunshine a year. 55 Sunshine Score points separate January (82) from April (27), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #16 of 23 destinations in Myanmar (Burma) for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,336 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 534 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82 | 33° / 91°F | 18° / 64°F | 8 mm | 9 |
| February | 64 | 35° / 95°F | 19° / 66°F | 1 mm | 10 |
| March | 36 | 38° / 100°F | 21° / 70°F | 9 mm | 11 |
| April | 27 | 39° / 102°F | 24° / 75°F | 11 mm | 11 |
| May | 51 | 36° / 97°F | 26° / 79°F | 39 mm | 9 |
| June | 64 | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 113 mm | 7 |
| July | 68 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 130 mm | 7 |
| August | 76 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 91 mm | 7 |
| September | 82 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 57 mm | 8 |
| October | 74 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 55 mm | 9 |
| November | 72 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 15 mm | 9 |
| December | 82 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 5 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Yangon Myanmar (Burma) · 144 km · best in Dec · 2,311 h sun/yr
- Chiang Mai Thailand · 493 km · best in Feb · 2,275 h sun/yr
- Mandalay Myanmar (Burma) · 558 km · best in Jan · 2,833 h sun/yr
- Phitsanulok Thailand · 585 km · best in Jan · 2,511 h sun/yr
- Cox's Bazar Bangladesh · 595 km · best in Jan · 2,418 h sun/yr
- Chiang Rai Thailand · 641 km · best in Feb · 2,393 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Thandwe Myanmar (Burma) · 190 km · 2,438 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Mawlamyine Myanmar (Burma) · 310 km · 2,372 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Kyaukpyu Myanmar (Burma) · 319 km · 2,474 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar (Burma) · 346 km · 2,571 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Magway Myanmar (Burma) · 373 km · 2,706 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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