Yangon weather by month & the best time to visit
Myanmar (Burma) · major city break · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
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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.
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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Yangon: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Yangon?
Yangon is a major city break in Myanmar (Burma) with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Yangon get a year?
Yangon gets about 2,311 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around December.
When is the best time to visit Yangon?
The sunniest time to visit Yangon is December, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 91/100 (with November and January close behind). Expect daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F.
What is the least sunny month in Yangon?
April is the least sunny month in Yangon, scoring 26/100 with about 24 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Yangon?
The typical midday UV index in Yangon peaks around 11 (extreme) in March, easing to about 8 (very high) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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