| Myanmar follows three seasons weather
pattern. The summer begins March and last
three months until May. This is the warmest
time in Myanmar where the temperature reaches
from 40°C to 50°C in the south especially
in Bagan and Mandalay regions, while the
Shan & Chin states may still have comfortable
temperature around 20°C to 30°C. Due to
the intense heat, it is almost impossible
to visit during the day, typically from
11:00am to 4:00pm. Despite this problem,
visitors can benefit from longer daylight,
where the sunrise is approximately at 5:50am
and sunset at about 6:45pm.
The southwest monsoon actually hits the
southern coastal area and the delta region
by mid May. And expect for the occasional
cyclones up to end of June and the high
humidity throughout the entire rainy season
up to October. There will be regular rain
in the mornings and evenings, with short
showers in the afternoon. The two months
of July and August can be say the middle
of raining season where it can be rained
for the entire week with short intervals.
The average temperature in Yangon and other
southern parts could be around 30C during
the period of rainy season from June to
October. The central Myanmar has much less
rain comparing to the south and Shan or
Chin Hills, making easier to visit any time
of the day in Bagan & Mandalay regions while
it can be cloudy in the evening so that
you cannot expect the sunset in most days.
It may not be almost impossible to visit
Myanmar’s popular beaches like Ngapali &
Ngwe Saung from June to October since the
hotels and resorts tend to pause operating
to prevent from the crucial storms and high
tides, and heavy rain falls. All in all,
the rainy season is not that preventing
or less attractive to visit Myanmar. There
are many benefits to be named by visiting
in this period including pretty attractive
packaged rates, special discounts from the
leading hotels & resorts, easy to make booking,
and not to mention peacefulness in visiting
the highlights without needing to struggle
with the fellow tourist crowd.
For most of the people, especially those
visiting with the kids, the period from
October to February will be the best bet
since the rain stops (but there might be
some cloudy days or even short showers),
more sunny days, pleasant temperature throughout
the day with cool evenings & mornings even
at the central dry zones like Bagan, Mandalay,
and Monywa etc. You’ll definitely need some
warm clothes for visiting Shan & Chin Hills,
and also in the northern Myanmar towns like
Myitkyina.
The following temperature and raining-days
charts will give you an idea of how the
weather could influences your visit to Myanmar…
The Graph of Mean Temperature
The Graph of Mean Rainy Day
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