Chauk climate — normals and trends
Chauk (Myanmar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 931 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 April (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Chauk averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Chauk has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 28 April 2024) and the coldest 9.3 °C (on 5 January 1962).
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
ChaukMagway
- coords
- 20.90°, 94.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
931mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
241 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
258 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
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
44.6 °C
28 April 2024
Coldest day
9.3 °C
5 January 1962
Wettest day
155 mm
12 September 2024
Windiest day
49.8 km/h
23 October 1967
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
24 October 1967
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
17 May 2021
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
5 January 1962
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 36.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 36.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 34.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 252 mm | +155 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 283 mm | +142 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 189 mm | +63 mm |
| Aug | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 89 mm | -62 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 198 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 89 mm | -60 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 44 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chauk?
Chauk has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 931 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chauk?
The hottest day measured in Chauk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2024, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chauk?
The coldest day measured in Chauk between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1962, at 9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Chauk?
Almost never: Chauk sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chauk warmed?
Yes: Chauk warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chauk?
The wettest day measured in Chauk between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 2024, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chauk?
The windiest day measured in Chauk between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 1967, with winds reaching 49.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chauk?
The warmest month in Chauk is April (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Chauk?
Chauk receives on average 931 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chauk?
Chauk gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chauk?
Yes: Chauk has on average 258 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chauk?
In Chauk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 17 May 2021, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 5 January 1962.
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