Sunshine Atlas

Pathein weather by month & the best time to visit

Myanmar (Burma) · regional city · semi-arid climate

Pathein, Myanmar (Burma)
Pathein — photo by mohigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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.

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

January: 8282February: 64March: 36April: 27May: 51June: 64July: 68August: 76September: 82October: 74November: 72December: 82JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January82 33° / 91°F18° / 64°F 8 mm9
February64 35° / 95°F19° / 66°F 1 mm10
March36 38° / 100°F21° / 70°F 9 mm11
April27 39° / 102°F24° / 75°F 11 mm11
May51 36° / 97°F26° / 79°F 39 mm9
June64 33° / 91°F26° / 79°F 113 mm7
July68 31° / 88°F25° / 77°F 130 mm7
August76 31° / 88°F25° / 77°F 91 mm7
September82 32° / 90°F25° / 77°F 57 mm8
October74 33° / 91°F24° / 75°F 55 mm9
November72 34° / 93°F22° / 72°F 15 mm9
December82 33° / 91°F20° / 68°F 5 mm8

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Pathein: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Pathein?

Pathein is a regional city in Myanmar (Burma) with a semi-arid climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Pathein get a year?

Pathein gets about 2,293 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.

When is the best time to visit Pathein?

The sunniest time to visit Pathein is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 82/100 (with September and December close behind). Expect daytime highs around 33°C / 91°F.

What is the least sunny month in Pathein?

April is the least sunny month in Pathein, scoring 27/100 with about 11 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Pathein?

The typical midday UV index in Pathein peaks around 11 (extreme) in March, easing to about 7 (high) in June. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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