Kalaw climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kalaw?

Kalaw has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,865 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kalaw between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2016, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kalaw?

The coldest day measured in Kalaw between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, at 4.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kalaw?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kalaw warmed?

Yes: Kalaw warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kalaw?

The wettest day measured in Kalaw between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2024, with 267 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kalaw?

The windiest day measured in Kalaw between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2002, with winds reaching 26.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kalaw?

The warmest month in Kalaw is April (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kalaw?

Kalaw receives on average 1,865 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kalaw?

Kalaw gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kalaw (Myanmar) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,865 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Kalaw averages 0 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.

Kalaw has warmed by +1.8 °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 28 April 2016) and the coldest 4.4 °C (on 26 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

KalawShan State

coords: 20.63°, 96.56°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

21.1°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

16.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,865mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

10.5km/h

Seasonal range

8.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

46 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

183 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.6 °C

Average feels-like low

17.6 °C

Average peak gust

33.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

92 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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

37.1 °C

28 April 2016

Coldest day

4.4 °C

26 December 1999

Wettest day

267 mm

11 September 2024

Windiest day

26.7 km/h

19 May 2002

Strongest gust

87.5 km/h

28 December 1983

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

8 May 2003

Coldest feels-like

1.5 °C

26 December 1999

Sunniest day

13.0 h

15 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.3 °C25 April 2025	7.4 °C29 November 2025	21.9 °C	2,496 mm	50
2024	35.6 °C28 April 2024	7.7 °C10 January 2024	22.3 °C	2,381 mm	76
2023	34.0 °C29 April 2023	7.0 °C15 January 2023	22.2 °C	1,813 mm	57
2022	33.4 °C14 March 2022	7.0 °C30 January 2022	21.8 °C	1,852 mm	42
2021	33.5 °C21 March 2021	6.8 °C3 February 2021	22.1 °C	1,791 mm	60
2020	35.2 °C8 May 2020	5.3 °C26 January 2020	22.0 °C	1,372 mm	73
2019	35.1 °C9 May 2019	6.2 °C9 December 2019	21.9 °C	1,692 mm	84
2018	32.3 °C9 May 2018	7.1 °C24 January 2018	21.5 °C	2,037 mm	45
2017	34.2 °C8 April 2017	6.3 °C22 December 2017	21.7 °C	2,046 mm	46
2016	37.1 °C28 April 2016	5.6 °C10 January 2016	22.0 °C	2,205 mm	75
2015	33.1 °C12 May 2015	5.6 °C11 January 2015	21.7 °C	1,822 mm	65
2014	33.2 °C31 March 2014	7.2 °C9 January 2014	21.7 °C	1,654 mm	63
2013	33.6 °C12 April 2013	6.0 °C12 January 2013	21.7 °C	1,951 mm	65
2012	33.9 °C26 April 2012	5.9 °C15 January 2012	21.7 °C	1,985 mm	57
2011	32.8 °C23 March 2011	7.1 °C21 January 2011	21.4 °C	2,028 mm	41
2010	36.8 °C12 May 2010	6.3 °C2 January 2010	22.2 °C	1,838 mm	71
2009	32.9 °C25 April 2009	5.3 °C30 December 2009	21.9 °C	1,746 mm	49
2008	33.4 °C17 April 2008	8.5 °C31 December 2008	21.5 °C	1,898 mm	39
2007	34.0 °C1 May 2007	6.6 °C21 January 2007	21.2 °C	2,118 mm	45
2006	34.3 °C15 April 2006	8.3 °C22 December 2006	21.3 °C	2,183 mm	47
2005	35.6 °C16 May 2005	6.5 °C14 January 2005	22.0 °C	1,747 mm	78
2004	33.9 °C26 April 2004	6.2 °C29 January 2004	21.3 °C	1,818 mm	50
2003	34.9 °C8 May 2003	7.8 °C17 February 2003	21.5 °C	1,951 mm	48
2002	34.3 °C19 April 2002	7.6 °C5 February 2002	21.4 °C	1,686 mm	49
2001	33.6 °C24 April 2001	6.3 °C11 January 2001	21.4 °C	1,919 mm	41
2000	32.0 °C10 April 2000	7.9 °C31 January 2000	21.2 °C	1,797 mm	30
1999	32.9 °C3 April 1999	4.4 °C26 December 1999	21.6 °C	1,994 mm	44
1998	34.6 °C10 May 1998	7.7 °C11 January 1998	22.0 °C	1,427 mm	54
1997	33.7 °C14 May 1997	5.0 °C10 February 1997	21.0 °C	1,560 mm	26
1996	32.7 °C15 April 1996	6.4 °C22 January 1996	21.4 °C	2,018 mm	38
1995	33.5 °C18 April 1995	6.6 °C23 January 1995	21.6 °C	1,597 mm	64
1994	34.4 °C9 April 1994	8.0 °C17 December 1994	21.5 °C	1,838 mm	49
1993	32.2 °C5 April 1993	6.2 °C28 December 1993	21.1 °C	1,665 mm	27
1992	33.1 °C13 April 1992	6.3 °C28 February 1992	20.6 °C	1,717 mm	48
1991	34.4 °C18 April 1991	6.8 °C22 January 1991	21.3 °C	1,920 mm	52
1990	33.7 °C26 April 1990	5.0 °C12 January 1990	21.2 °C	1,796 mm	37
1989	33.8 °C19 April 1989	5.7 °C19 January 1989	20.9 °C	1,791 mm	40
1988	34.6 °C8 April 1988	8.1 °C28 January 1988	21.4 °C	1,842 mm	51
1987	34.3 °C18 May 1987	7.2 °C12 February 1987	21.3 °C	1,756 mm	53
1986	33.5 °C6 May 1986	7.6 °C19 February 1986	21.3 °C	1,690 mm	63
1985	33.5 °C15 April 1985	4.7 °C11 February 1985	20.8 °C	1,934 mm	44
1984	34.2 °C21 April 1984	7.1 °C22 January 1984	20.9 °C	1,901 mm	32
1983	35.6 °C18 April 1983	5.2 °C6 January 1983	21.1 °C	1,977 mm	60
1982	33.2 °C12 May 1982	6.7 °C2 December 1982	20.9 °C	1,810 mm	36
1981	33.2 °C30 April 1981	7.4 °C16 January 1981	21.2 °C	1,747 mm	34
1980	34.4 °C18 May 1980	5.9 °C12 February 1980	21.4 °C	1,824 mm	71
1979	34.7 °C7 May 1979	5.5 °C7 January 1979	21.5 °C	1,395 mm	56
1978	32.8 °C30 April 1978	6.8 °C28 January 1978	20.9 °C	1,731 mm	37
1977	32.5 °C17 April 1977	6.4 °C9 February 1977	20.8 °C	1,680 mm	37
1976	32.6 °C24 April 1976	6.7 °C1 January 1976	20.5 °C	2,149 mm	30
1975	33.9 °C2 May 1975	5.4 °C30 December 1975	20.7 °C	1,991 mm	49
1974	33.7 °C10 May 1974	4.5 °C6 January 1974	20.7 °C	2,080 mm	43
1973	35.1 °C18 April 1973	6.8 °C29 December 1973	21.1 °C	2,049 mm	53
1972	33.9 °C2 May 1972	5.1 °C10 February 1972	21.0 °C	1,603 mm	41
1971	32.7 °C20 April 1971	6.9 °C26 December 1971	20.3 °C	1,969 mm	42
1970	33.3 °C20 April 1970	6.1 °C12 February 1970	20.8 °C	2,096 mm	41
1969	34.0 °C16 May 1969	5.6 °C25 January 1969	20.9 °C	1,705 mm	49
1968	32.9 °C22 April 1968	5.9 °C19 January 1968	20.6 °C	1,687 mm	33
1967	33.0 °C6 May 1967	5.4 °C3 February 1967	20.7 °C	1,820 mm	31
1966	34.7 °C2 May 1966	7.3 °C26 December 1966	20.8 °C	1,550 mm	51
1965	34.0 °C2 May 1965	4.8 °C9 January 1965	20.5 °C	2,032 mm	31
1964	33.0 °C28 April 1964	6.9 °C2 January 1964	20.6 °C	1,785 mm	40
1963	32.6 °C24 April 1963	5.9 °C14 January 1963	20.5 °C	1,865 mm	25
1962	34.9 °C7 May 1962	6.0 °C3 January 1962	20.7 °C	1,914 mm	29
1961	32.7 °C25 April 1961	5.4 °C21 December 1961	20.6 °C	2,216 mm	28
1960	33.7 °C26 April 1960	7.0 °C1 February 1960	21.0 °C	1,647 mm	47
1959	33.9 °C27 April 1959	5.8 °C10 January 1959	20.5 °C	2,486 mm	41
1958	34.0 °C25 April 1958	5.9 °C25 December 1958	21.1 °C	1,748 mm	70
1957	34.7 °C29 April 1957	6.0 °C26 January 1957	21.0 °C	1,757 mm	57
1956	33.0 °C24 April 1956	5.1 °C3 January 1956	20.6 °C	1,903 mm	39
1955	33.0 °C18 April 1955	4.6 °C26 December 1955	20.5 °C	1,693 mm	34
1954	33.6 °C18 April 1954	4.7 °C19 January 1954	20.7 °C	1,431 mm	38
1953	32.7 °C30 March 1953	4.6 °C27 January 1953	20.2 °C	1,677 mm	17
1952	33.0 °C8 May 1952	6.4 °C31 December 1952	20.5 °C	1,933 mm	42
1951	32.1 °C9 April 1951	4.7 °C30 January 1951	20.3 °C	2,012 mm	32
1950	33.5 °C24 April 1950	6.2 °C2 January 1950	20.7 °C	2,183 mm	43
1949	30.0 °C24 March 1949	5.1 °C11 February 1949	20.0 °C	2,089 mm	2
1948	32.5 °C13 April 1948	6.8 °C31 December 1948	20.3 °C	1,755 mm	28
1947	35.0 °C9 May 1947	7.1 °C16 January 1947	20.8 °C	1,786 mm	55
1946	34.5 °C20 March 1946	6.8 °C14 January 1946	20.3 °C	2,018 mm	43
1945	33.5 °C9 April 1945	6.3 °C24 December 1945	20.0 °C	1,776 mm	31
1944	32.1 °C14 April 1944	7.1 °C13 January 1944	20.2 °C	1,960 mm	38
1943	32.1 °C5 April 1943	6.0 °C5 February 1943	20.1 °C	1,982 mm	16
1942	32.9 °C16 April 1942	7.0 °C6 January 1942	20.1 °C	1,738 mm	49
1941	33.4 °C25 April 1941	5.9 °C24 January 1941	20.1 °C	1,982 mm	48
1940	33.2 °C25 April 1940	6.5 °C1 January 1940	20.0 °C	1,848 mm	34

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

50 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2496 mm

+631 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.9 °C	+2.2 °C	1 mm	-8 mm
Feb	28.0 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Mar	31.0 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
Apr	30.7 °C	-0.1 °C	68 mm	+43 mm
May	28.1 °C	-1.0 °C	409 mm	+218 mm
Jun	26.8 °C	+0.4 °C	471 mm	+166 mm
Jul	25.9 °C	+0.3 °C	438 mm	+121 mm
Aug	26.8 °C	+1.1 °C	394 mm	+42 mm
Sep	27.3 °C	+0.9 °C	421 mm	+71 mm
Oct	28.0 °C	+1.5 °C	225 mm	-4 mm
Nov	26.3 °C	+1.1 °C	66 mm	+6 mm
Dec	25.5 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

7.4 °C

29 Nov 2025

Wettest day

92.4 mm

11 Jun 2025

Windiest day

20.3 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

63.4 km/h

2 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.3 °C

27 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.2 °C

29 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

19 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kalaw?

Kalaw has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.1 °C and it receives 1,865 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalaw?

The hottest day measured in Kalaw between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2016, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kalaw?

The coldest day measured in Kalaw between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, at 4.4 °C.

Does it snow in Kalaw?

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

Has the climate of Kalaw warmed?

Yes: Kalaw warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kalaw?

The wettest day measured in Kalaw between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2024, with 267 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kalaw?

The windiest day measured in Kalaw between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2002, with winds reaching 26.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kalaw?

The warmest month in Kalaw is April (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kalaw?

Kalaw receives on average 1,865 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kalaw?

Kalaw gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kalaw?

Yes: Kalaw has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalaw?

In Kalaw, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 8 May 2003, and the lowest was 1.5 °C on 26 December 1999.

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