Dawei climate — normals and trends
Dawei (Myanmar) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 3,507 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dawei averages 0 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 218 rainy days per year.
Dawei has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 13 May 2024) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 25 December 1999).
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
DaweiTanintharyi Region
- coords
- 14.08°, 98.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,507mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
142 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
218 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
340 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
37.1 °C
13 May 2024
Coldest day
13.0 °C
25 December 1999
Wettest day
364 mm
6 September 1963
Windiest day
29.7 km/h
11 May 2002
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
11 May 2002
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
23 April 2019
Coldest feels-like
10.0 °C
25 December 1999
Sunniest day
12.8 h
23 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 31.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 206 mm | +89 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 485 mm | +87 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 761 mm | +110 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 654 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 550 mm | -162 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 669 mm | +153 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 202 mm | -62 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 137 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dawei?
Dawei has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 3,507 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dawei?
The hottest day measured in Dawei between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 2024, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dawei?
The coldest day measured in Dawei between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1999, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dawei?
Almost never: Dawei sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dawei warmed?
Yes: Dawei warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dawei?
The wettest day measured in Dawei between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1963, with 364 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dawei?
The windiest day measured in Dawei between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2002, with winds reaching 29.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dawei?
The warmest month in Dawei is April (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dawei?
Dawei receives on average 3,507 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 218 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dawei?
Dawei gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dawei?
Yes: Dawei has on average 340 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dawei?
In Dawei, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 23 April 2019, and the lowest was 10.0 °C on 25 December 1999.
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