Kungyangon climate — normals and trends
Kungyangon (Myanmar) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 2,420 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kungyangon averages 0 frost days, 255 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.
Kungyangon 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 41.2 °C (on 14 May 2010) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 28 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
KungyangonYangon
- coords
- 16.44°, 96.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
2,420mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
255 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
183 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
311 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
41.2 °C
14 May 2010
Coldest day
12.6 °C
28 December 1999
Wettest day
243 mm
15 May 1946
Windiest day
59.8 km/h
3 May 2008
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
3 May 2008
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
16 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
28 December 1999
Sunniest day
12.9 h
15 June 1940
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 | 31.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 34.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 110 mm | +76 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 367 mm | +95 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 536 mm | +64 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 538 mm | +70 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 413 mm | -70 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 410 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 137 mm | -76 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 154 mm | +91 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kungyangon?
Kungyangon has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 2,420 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kungyangon?
The hottest day measured in Kungyangon between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 2010, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kungyangon?
The coldest day measured in Kungyangon between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1999, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kungyangon?
Almost never: Kungyangon sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kungyangon warmed?
Yes: Kungyangon warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kungyangon?
The wettest day measured in Kungyangon between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1946, with 243 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kungyangon?
The windiest day measured in Kungyangon between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2008, with winds reaching 59.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kungyangon?
The warmest month in Kungyangon is April (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kungyangon?
Kungyangon receives on average 2,420 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kungyangon?
Kungyangon gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kungyangon?
Yes: Kungyangon has on average 311 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kungyangon?
In Kungyangon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 16 May 2024, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 28 December 1999.
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