Putao weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) · small town · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Putao is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with January and November close behind. Putao averages about 1,513 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,513
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 1,158 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 450 m
When is the best time to visit Putao?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Putao is December, then January and November. The dullest month is June (48/100, 160 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Putao?
Putao isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,513 hours of sunshine a year. December (86/100) is noticeably better than June (48). It ranks #23 of 23 destinations in Myanmar (Burma) for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,336 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 45% of the annual 1,158 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 14 mm | 4 |
| February | 80 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 42 mm | 5 |
| March | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 96 mm | 5 |
| April | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 131 mm | 5 |
| May | 59 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 121 mm | 6 |
| June | 48 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 160 mm | 6 |
| July | 54 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 204 mm | 6 |
| August | 48 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 155 mm | 7 |
| September | 65 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 121 mm | 6 |
| October | 70 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 92 mm | 6 |
| November | 85 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 14 mm | 5 |
| December | 86 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 8 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Baoshan (Tengchong) China · 286 km · best in Mar · 2,177 h sun/yr
- Lijiang China · 289 km · best in Apr · 2,446 h sun/yr
- Baoshan (Longyang) China · 307 km · best in Feb · 2,231 h sun/yr
- Dali (Xiaguan) China · 343 km · best in Mar · 2,412 h sun/yr
- Dehong (Mangshi) China · 344 km · best in Feb · 2,178 h sun/yr
- Imphal India · 454 km · best in Jan · 2,260 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Myitkyina Myanmar (Burma) · 217 km · 2,126 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Diqing (Shangri-La) China · 228 km · 2,155 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Kanti Myanmar (Burma) · 229 km · 1,991 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Dibrugarh India · 238 km · 1,933 h sun/yr · best in Dec
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