Bhamo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bhamo?

Bhamo has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 2,131 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhamo?

The hottest day measured in Bhamo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2024, reaching 39.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bhamo?

The coldest day measured in Bhamo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1983, at 6.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bhamo?

Almost never: Bhamo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Bhamo warmed?

Yes: Bhamo warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bhamo?

The wettest day measured in Bhamo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1958, with 283 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bhamo?

The windiest day measured in Bhamo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1991, with winds reaching 24.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bhamo?

The warmest month in Bhamo is May (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bhamo?

Bhamo receives on average 2,131 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bhamo?

Bhamo gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bhamo (Myanmar) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 2,131 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is May (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Bhamo averages 0 frost days, 105 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.

Bhamo has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 16 May 2024) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 5 January 1983).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

BhamoKachin State

coords: 24.25°, 97.23°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

23.6°C

Average daily high

28.0°C

Average daily low

19.8°C

Annual rainfall

2,131mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

7.4km/h

Seasonal range

10.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

105 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

171 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.5 °C

Average feels-like low

22.4 °C

Average peak gust

24.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

213 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.4 °C

16 May 2024

Coldest day

6.1 °C

5 January 1983

Wettest day

283 mm

18 June 1958

Windiest day

24.3 km/h

30 April 1991

Strongest gust

69.5 km/h

15 May 2023

Hottest feels-like

44.2 °C

31 May 2023

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

5 January 1983

Sunniest day

13.0 h

4 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.1 °C26 April 2025	10.7 °C21 December 2025	24.8 °C	1,976 mm	176
2024	39.4 °C16 May 2024	8.8 °C9 January 2024	24.8 °C	1,533 mm	186
2023	37.7 °C7 May 2023	10.2 °C17 January 2023	24.9 °C	1,654 mm	190
2022	36.4 °C27 April 2022	9.5 °C7 February 2022	24.2 °C	1,488 mm	164
2021	36.8 °C25 April 2021	9.4 °C17 December 2021	24.9 °C	1,483 mm	179
2020	38.0 °C18 May 2020	9.3 °C27 January 2020	24.7 °C	1,354 mm	172
2019	38.4 °C21 May 2019	9.6 °C9 December 2019	24.7 °C	1,494 mm	182
2018	36.0 °C25 April 2018	9.9 °C31 January 2018	24.0 °C	2,138 mm	121
2017	36.9 °C9 April 2017	8.8 °C16 January 2017	24.3 °C	1,922 mm	132
2016	37.4 °C28 April 2016	9.5 °C12 January 2016	24.6 °C	1,744 mm	166
2015	36.4 °C5 May 2015	9.9 °C13 January 2015	24.2 °C	1,770 mm	149
2014	38.3 °C20 April 2014	9.3 °C4 January 2014	24.6 °C	1,528 mm	167
2013	37.2 °C12 April 2013	7.5 °C18 December 2013	24.3 °C	1,717 mm	154
2012	38.7 °C26 May 2012	9.5 °C16 January 2012	24.6 °C	2,043 mm	164
2011	36.0 °C18 April 2011	7.8 °C21 January 2011	24.2 °C	1,982 mm	125
2010	37.9 °C16 April 2010	8.7 °C3 January 2010	24.6 °C	2,032 mm	153
2009	37.2 °C12 May 2009	7.0 °C30 December 2009	24.6 °C	1,906 mm	171
2008	37.3 °C22 April 2008	9.1 °C4 February 2008	23.9 °C	2,288 mm	120
2007	37.4 °C18 April 2007	8.2 °C24 January 2007	23.9 °C	2,151 mm	126
2006	36.7 °C13 April 2006	9.4 °C6 January 2006	24.3 °C	1,768 mm	152
2005	37.7 °C2 June 2005	10.5 °C31 December 2005	24.8 °C	1,782 mm	163
2004	36.0 °C2 May 2004	9.1 °C30 January 2004	23.8 °C	2,171 mm	99
2003	36.6 °C9 April 2003	9.5 °C16 January 2003	24.1 °C	1,807 mm	129
2002	36.9 °C19 April 2002	9.9 °C14 January 2002	24.2 °C	1,629 mm	120
2001	36.5 °C25 April 2001	8.3 °C12 January 2001	24.2 °C	2,242 mm	120
2000	37.0 °C10 April 2000	9.9 °C31 January 2000	23.9 °C	2,458 mm	99
1999	36.8 °C4 April 1999	8.4 °C27 December 1999	24.5 °C	2,256 mm	130
1998	38.7 °C15 May 1998	10.8 °C6 January 1998	24.7 °C	1,809 mm	129
1997	37.5 °C16 May 1997	8.9 °C10 February 1997	23.6 °C	2,607 mm	91
1996	36.1 °C18 April 1996	9.5 °C23 January 1996	24.1 °C	2,393 mm	93
1995	37.1 °C29 May 1995	8.8 °C26 January 1995	24.4 °C	2,275 mm	138
1994	37.2 °C21 May 1994	9.6 °C11 January 1994	24.3 °C	2,265 mm	108
1993	35.4 °C8 April 1993	9.0 °C20 January 1993	23.7 °C	2,172 mm	94
1992	37.4 °C11 May 1992	8.6 °C6 January 1992	23.4 °C	1,859 mm	108
1991	36.1 °C23 April 1991	8.9 °C8 January 1991	23.7 °C	2,200 mm	111
1990	37.5 °C3 May 1990	8.1 °C2 January 1990	23.5 °C	2,261 mm	78
1989	37.0 °C21 April 1989	8.5 °C19 January 1989	23.7 °C	2,491 mm	98
1988	37.3 °C13 April 1988	10.0 °C19 January 1988	24.3 °C	2,298 mm	106
1987	38.3 °C22 May 1987	8.4 °C29 December 1987	24.1 °C	2,144 mm	104
1986	37.1 °C12 April 1986	9.0 °C15 January 1986	23.8 °C	2,282 mm	110
1985	36.6 °C22 April 1985	7.7 °C16 January 1985	23.6 °C	2,389 mm	89
1984	35.9 °C5 April 1984	9.0 °C10 February 1984	23.3 °C	2,816 mm	78
1983	36.5 °C26 May 1983	6.1 °C5 January 1983	23.3 °C	2,516 mm	104
1982	36.8 °C23 May 1982	7.8 °C15 January 1982	23.4 °C	2,021 mm	97
1981	36.1 °C9 May 1981	9.5 °C19 January 1981	23.8 °C	2,922 mm	81
1980	37.7 °C25 May 1980	8.7 °C17 January 1980	24.1 °C	1,899 mm	122
1979	37.4 °C7 May 1979	6.5 °C3 January 1979	24.0 °C	2,140 mm	109
1978	36.2 °C5 May 1978	6.6 °C22 December 1978	23.5 °C	2,516 mm	103
1977	34.6 °C31 March 1977	7.1 °C10 February 1977	23.3 °C	2,479 mm	92
1976	36.2 °C25 April 1976	7.7 °C3 January 1976	23.1 °C	2,803 mm	88
1975	37.4 °C2 May 1975	8.3 °C27 December 1975	23.6 °C	2,397 mm	109
1974	35.0 °C8 May 1974	6.5 °C6 January 1974	23.3 °C	2,368 mm	100
1973	37.6 °C18 April 1973	8.8 °C20 January 1973	23.8 °C	2,731 mm	109
1972	37.0 °C8 May 1972	8.7 °C21 January 1972	23.8 °C	2,244 mm	109
1971	36.2 °C26 April 1971	8.7 °C3 February 1971	23.2 °C	2,395 mm	86
1970	38.0 °C27 April 1970	6.9 °C1 January 1970	23.6 °C	2,271 mm	112
1969	37.4 °C6 May 1969	7.5 °C1 January 1969	23.9 °C	1,992 mm	123
1968	35.4 °C8 May 1968	6.9 °C20 January 1968	22.8 °C	2,349 mm	72
1967	33.5 °C16 May 1967	8.7 °C1 January 1967	23.4 °C	2,301 mm	89
1966	36.9 °C3 May 1966	10.1 °C3 February 1966	22.9 °C	2,271 mm	59
1965	35.5 °C26 April 1965	7.4 °C2 January 1965	22.6 °C	2,012 mm	65
1964	35.6 °C2 May 1964	7.5 °C30 December 1964	23.8 °C	2,346 mm	114
1963	36.1 °C8 April 1963	7.6 °C5 January 1963	23.3 °C	1,956 mm	95
1962	35.6 °C26 April 1962	6.9 °C30 December 1962	23.4 °C	2,234 mm	113
1961	36.1 °C25 April 1961	8.7 °C17 December 1961	23.4 °C	2,336 mm	97
1960	36.1 °C8 May 1960	9.5 °C21 January 1960	23.8 °C	2,206 mm	110
1959	37.4 °C12 April 1959	8.4 °C2 January 1959	22.8 °C	2,324 mm	90
1958	38.7 °C26 April 1958	7.4 °C26 December 1958	23.8 °C	2,877 mm	118
1957	37.4 °C15 May 1957	8.7 °C29 December 1957	23.4 °C	2,111 mm	99
1956	36.2 °C15 April 1956	7.4 °C18 January 1956	22.8 °C	2,528 mm	64
1955	34.5 °C11 May 1955	8.0 °C26 December 1955	22.7 °C	2,047 mm	63
1954	36.8 °C19 April 1954	9.5 °C19 January 1954	22.9 °C	2,034 mm	63
1953	33.0 °C1 April 1953	6.5 °C27 January 1953	22.5 °C	1,526 mm	34
1952	34.8 °C10 May 1952	9.3 °C14 December 1952	22.8 °C	2,267 mm	50
1951	33.3 °C8 May 1951	10.3 °C6 February 1951	22.7 °C	2,373 mm	48
1950	35.0 °C16 May 1950	9.2 °C14 January 1950	23.0 °C	2,076 mm	52
1949	31.4 °C14 April 1949	9.1 °C3 January 1949	22.4 °C	2,002 mm	12
1948	34.2 °C12 April 1948	10.3 °C17 December 1948	22.4 °C	2,029 mm	36
1947	36.0 °C18 May 1947	9.1 °C17 January 1947	22.8 °C	1,832 mm	59
1946	36.2 °C8 April 1946	10.6 °C14 January 1946	22.8 °C	1,562 mm	57
1945	34.8 °C1 April 1945	9.5 °C26 December 1945	22.5 °C	2,426 mm	66
1944	34.9 °C19 April 1944	9.5 °C13 January 1944	22.4 °C	2,403 mm	38
1943	34.1 °C14 May 1943	9.2 °C22 January 1943	22.3 °C	1,966 mm	53
1942	35.1 °C24 April 1942	8.7 °C27 December 1942	22.2 °C	2,427 mm	56
1941	34.0 °C24 April 1941	9.3 °C5 February 1941	22.3 °C	2,309 mm	61
1940	33.9 °C29 April 1940	7.7 °C8 January 1940	22.1 °C	1,857 mm	41

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.5 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

176 d/yr

+71

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1977 mm

-155 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.5 °C	+2.4 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Feb	27.7 °C	+1.9 °C	1 mm	-8 mm
Mar	31.9 °C	+2.1 °C	3 mm	-9 mm
Apr	33.5 °C	+1.1 °C	24 mm	-8 mm
May	31.0 °C	-0.3 °C	268 mm	+69 mm
Jun	31.1 °C	+1.6 °C	394 mm	-26 mm
Jul	30.1 °C	+1.3 °C	466 mm	-13 mm
Aug	29.9 °C	+1.2 °C	365 mm	-142 mm
Sep	31.2 °C	+2.2 °C	260 mm	-24 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+1.9 °C	157 mm	+26 mm
Nov	27.4 °C	+1.6 °C	38 mm	+0 mm
Dec	24.1 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-12 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.1 °C

26 Apr 2025

Coldest day

10.7 °C

21 Dec 2025

Wettest day

95.3 mm

28 Jun 2025

Windiest day

16.4 km/h

2 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

47.5 km/h

31 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

1 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.5 °C

21 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

5 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bhamo?

Bhamo has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 2,131 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhamo?

The hottest day measured in Bhamo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2024, reaching 39.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bhamo?

The coldest day measured in Bhamo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1983, at 6.1 °C.

Does it snow in Bhamo?

Almost never: Bhamo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Bhamo warmed?

Yes: Bhamo warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bhamo?

The wettest day measured in Bhamo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1958, with 283 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bhamo?

The windiest day measured in Bhamo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1991, with winds reaching 24.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bhamo?

The warmest month in Bhamo is May (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Bhamo?

Bhamo receives on average 2,131 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bhamo?

Bhamo gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bhamo?

Yes: Bhamo has on average 213 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhamo?

In Bhamo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 31 May 2023, and the lowest was 4.1 °C on 5 January 1983.

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