Yangon weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Yangon is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with November and January close behind. Yangon averages about 2,311 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,311
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 1,235 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 4.5M
- Elevation
- 23 m
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When is the best time to visit Yangon?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Yangon is December, then November and January. The dullest month is April (26/100, 24 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Yangon?
Yangon gets a moderate 2,311 hours of sunshine a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate December (91) from April (26), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 23 destinations in Myanmar (Burma) for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,336 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 61% of the year's 1,235 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 | 8 |
| February | 55 | 36° / 97°F | 19° / 66°F | 1 mm | 10 |
| March | 36 | 38° / 100°F | 22° / 72°F | 16 mm | 11 |
| April | 26 | 39° / 102°F | 26° / 79°F | 24 mm | 11 |
| May | 48 | 35° / 95°F | 26° / 79°F | 127 mm | 9 |
| June | 65 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 225 mm | 8 |
| July | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 280 mm | 8 |
| August | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 246 mm | 8 |
| September | 65 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 164 mm | 9 |
| October | 71 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 117 mm | 9 |
| November | 89 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 20 mm | 9 |
| December | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 7 mm | 8 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Chiang Mai Thailand · 364 km · best in Feb · 2,275 h sun/yr
- Phitsanulok Thailand · 441 km · best in Jan · 2,511 h sun/yr
- Chiang Rai Thailand · 521 km · best in Feb · 2,393 h sun/yr
- Mandalay Myanmar (Burma) · 533 km · best in Jan · 2,833 h sun/yr
- Bangkok Thailand · 611 km · best in Dec · 2,535 h sun/yr
- Cox's Bazar Bangladesh · 669 km · best in Jan · 2,418 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pathein Myanmar (Burma) · 144 km · 2,293 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Mawlamyine Myanmar (Burma) · 171 km · 2,372 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Thandwe Myanmar (Burma) · 260 km · 2,438 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar (Burma) · 302 km · 2,571 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Mae Hong Son Thailand · 330 km · 2,542 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Yangon compares month by month: Yangon vs Chiang Mai · Yangon vs Chiang Rai · Yangon vs Phitsanulok · all comparisons
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