Thandwe weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Thandwe is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with January and December close behind. Thandwe averages about 2,438 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,438
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 1,369 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 51k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Thandwe?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Thandwe is February, then January and December. The dullest month is May (64/100, 119 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Thandwe?
Thandwe gets a moderate 2,438 hours of sunshine a year. February (93/100) is noticeably better than May (64). It ranks #9 of 23 destinations in Myanmar (Burma) for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,336 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 64% of the year's 1,369 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 7 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| March | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 8 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 71 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 25 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 64 | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 119 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 265 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 347 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 264 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 66 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 177 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 70 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 126 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 89 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 21 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 9 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Thandwe by month
The sea off Thandwe is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in February at 26°C / 79°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Yangon Myanmar (Burma) · 260 km · best in Dec · 2,311 h sun/yr
- Mandalay Myanmar (Burma) · 401 km · best in Jan · 2,833 h sun/yr
- Cox's Bazar Bangladesh · 413 km · best in Jan · 2,418 h sun/yr
- Chiang Mai Thailand · 492 km · best in Feb · 2,275 h sun/yr
- Chattogram (Chittagong) Bangladesh · 495 km · best in Jan · 2,518 h sun/yr
- Chiang Rai Thailand · 609 km · best in Feb · 2,393 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Kyaukpyu Myanmar (Burma) · 134 km · 2,474 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Pathein Myanmar (Burma) · 190 km · 2,293 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Magway Myanmar (Burma) · 201 km · 2,706 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar (Burma) · 238 km · 2,571 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Sittwe Myanmar (Burma) · 239 km · 2,440 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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