Kyauktaw climate — normals and trends
Kyauktaw (Myanmar) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,958 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kyauktaw averages 0 frost days, 184 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Kyauktaw has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 8 May 2023) and the coldest 7.2 °C (on 21 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
KyauktawRakhine
- coords
- 20.84°, 92.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,958mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
184 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
241 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
44.8 °C
8 May 2023
Coldest day
7.2 °C
21 January 1962
Wettest day
251 mm
12 June 1972
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
14 May 2023
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
19 May 2004
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
8 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
5.1 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
12.8 h
29 May 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 | 31.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 34.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 37.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 35.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 46 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 33.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 382 mm | +126 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 695 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 834 mm | +110 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 403 mm | -168 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 300 mm | -62 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 145 mm | -47 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 49 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kyauktaw?
Kyauktaw has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 2,958 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kyauktaw?
The hottest day measured in Kyauktaw between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2023, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kyauktaw?
The coldest day measured in Kyauktaw between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1962, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kyauktaw?
Almost never: Kyauktaw sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kyauktaw warmed?
Yes: Kyauktaw warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kyauktaw?
The wettest day measured in Kyauktaw between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1972, with 251 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kyauktaw?
The windiest day measured in Kyauktaw between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 2023, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kyauktaw?
The warmest month in Kyauktaw is April (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kyauktaw?
Kyauktaw receives on average 2,958 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kyauktaw?
Kyauktaw gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kyauktaw?
Yes: Kyauktaw has on average 241 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kyauktaw?
In Kyauktaw, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 8 May 2023, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 20 January 1964.
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