Kēng Tung climate — normals and trends
Kēng Tung (Myanmar) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 1,405 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kēng Tung averages 0 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Kēng Tung has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 20 May 2019) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 5 January 1974).
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
Kēng TungShan State
- coords
- 21.63°, 99.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,405mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
72 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
37.8 °C
20 May 2019
Coldest day
-0.4 °C
5 January 1974
Wettest day
170 mm
20 July 2021
Windiest day
25.3 km/h
28 March 1968
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
28 March 1968
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
11 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
-3.5 °C
5 January 1974
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 38 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 211 mm | +80 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 302 mm | +87 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 468 mm | +167 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 234 mm | -77 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 152 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 27.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 85 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 93 mm | +53 mm |
| Dec | 23.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kēng Tung?
Kēng Tung has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 1,405 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kēng Tung?
The hottest day measured in Kēng Tung between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2019, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kēng Tung?
The coldest day measured in Kēng Tung between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1974, at -0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kēng Tung?
Almost never: Kēng Tung sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kēng Tung warmed?
Yes: Kēng Tung warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kēng Tung?
The wettest day measured in Kēng Tung between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2021, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kēng Tung?
The windiest day measured in Kēng Tung between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1968, with winds reaching 25.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kēng Tung?
The warmest month in Kēng Tung is May (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kēng Tung?
Kēng Tung receives on average 1,405 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kēng Tung?
Kēng Tung gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kēng Tung?
Yes: Kēng Tung has on average 72 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kēng Tung?
In Kēng Tung, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 11 May 2016, and the lowest was -3.5 °C on 5 January 1974.
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