Lakang climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lakang?

Lakang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 2,943 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lakang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2023, reaching 41.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lakang?

The coldest day measured in Lakang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1962, at 7.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lakang?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lakang warmed?

Yes: Lakang warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lakang?

The wettest day measured in Lakang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1941, with 311 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lakang?

The windiest day measured in Lakang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1960, with winds reaching 18.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lakang?

The warmest month in Lakang is May (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lakang?

Lakang receives on average 2,943 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lakang?

Lakang gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lakang (Myanmar) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 2,943 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Lakang averages 0 frost days, 113 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.

Lakang has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 9 May 2023) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 29 December 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

LakangKachin State

coords: 24.66°, 97.19°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.8°C

Average daily high

28.1°C

Average daily low

20.0°C

Annual rainfall

2,943mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

6.6km/h

Seasonal range

9.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

113 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

193 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.2 °C

Average feels-like low

23.0 °C

Average peak gust

21.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

210 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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

41.4 °C

9 May 2023

Coldest day

7.0 °C

29 December 1962

Wettest day

311 mm

13 June 1941

Windiest day

18.4 km/h

13 June 1960

Strongest gust

62.6 km/h

30 April 1991

Hottest feels-like

47.2 °C

31 May 2023

Coldest feels-like

5.7 °C

6 January 1983

Sunniest day

13.0 h

1 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.6 °C1 April 2025	10.7 °C21 December 2025	24.9 °C	2,596 mm	193
2024	39.4 °C16 May 2024	9.2 °C10 January 2024	25.0 °C	2,035 mm	194
2023	41.4 °C9 May 2023	11.0 °C24 January 2023	25.1 °C	2,088 mm	196
2022	36.5 °C25 April 2022	9.6 °C8 February 2022	24.4 °C	2,137 mm	171
2021	39.8 °C27 April 2021	10.4 °C17 December 2021	25.2 °C	1,933 mm	202
2020	38.1 °C18 May 2020	9.3 °C27 January 2020	25.0 °C	2,013 mm	174
2019	39.5 °C12 May 2019	9.7 °C1 February 2019	25.0 °C	1,924 mm	193
2018	36.2 °C19 July 2018	10.8 °C10 January 2018	24.2 °C	2,676 mm	131
2017	37.4 °C9 April 2017	8.8 °C21 January 2017	24.5 °C	2,457 mm	144
2016	37.3 °C12 April 2016	10.2 °C12 January 2016	24.7 °C	2,398 mm	172
2015	35.7 °C5 May 2015	10.3 °C22 January 2015	24.4 °C	2,704 mm	153
2014	39.9 °C24 April 2014	10.0 °C5 January 2014	24.8 °C	2,216 mm	174
2013	39.1 °C11 April 2013	8.5 °C18 December 2013	24.5 °C	2,231 mm	172
2012	39.1 °C15 May 2012	10.0 °C16 January 2012	24.7 °C	2,499 mm	174
2011	37.0 °C24 March 2011	8.2 °C21 January 2011	24.3 °C	2,644 mm	142
2010	38.0 °C25 March 2010	8.4 °C4 January 2010	24.7 °C	2,897 mm	160
2009	37.5 °C12 May 2009	7.9 °C30 December 2009	24.9 °C	2,173 mm	180
2008	37.8 °C19 April 2008	9.7 °C10 January 2008	24.1 °C	3,054 mm	134
2007	37.4 °C30 March 2007	9.9 °C24 January 2007	24.1 °C	3,119 mm	129
2006	39.1 °C14 April 2006	9.7 °C2 January 2006	24.6 °C	2,105 mm	163
2005	37.4 °C20 April 2005	11.5 °C1 December 2005	24.8 °C	2,328 mm	163
2004	38.4 °C27 March 2004	10.0 °C11 January 2004	23.9 °C	3,030 mm	109
2003	36.6 °C31 May 2003	9.7 °C21 January 2003	24.1 °C	2,817 mm	129
2002	37.3 °C19 April 2002	10.2 °C14 January 2002	24.5 °C	2,401 mm	137
2001	39.8 °C25 April 2001	10.0 °C12 January 2001	24.4 °C	3,093 mm	126
2000	39.5 °C10 April 2000	9.8 °C6 January 2000	24.0 °C	3,321 mm	106
1999	40.5 °C4 April 1999	8.7 °C27 December 1999	24.9 °C	2,798 mm	149
1998	39.3 °C17 May 1998	10.9 °C6 January 1998	24.8 °C	2,768 mm	127
1997	38.1 °C16 May 1997	9.5 °C19 January 1997	23.6 °C	3,433 mm	84
1996	35.1 °C16 April 1996	10.1 °C22 January 1996	24.2 °C	3,181 mm	106
1995	39.1 °C24 April 1995	9.0 °C5 January 1995	24.5 °C	3,292 mm	139
1994	37.9 °C21 May 1994	10.9 °C5 January 1994	24.5 °C	2,974 mm	120
1993	35.0 °C20 April 1993	9.7 °C20 January 1993	23.8 °C	3,366 mm	96
1992	38.8 °C13 April 1992	8.9 °C5 January 1992	23.5 °C	2,932 mm	117
1991	36.7 °C20 April 1991	9.6 °C26 January 1991	23.8 °C	3,629 mm	105
1990	37.6 °C3 May 1990	9.1 °C2 January 1990	23.8 °C	3,120 mm	85
1989	39.9 °C20 April 1989	9.0 °C19 January 1989	23.9 °C	3,245 mm	112
1988	40.5 °C8 April 1988	10.9 °C2 January 1988	24.5 °C	3,478 mm	122
1987	40.2 °C29 May 1987	9.5 °C5 January 1987	24.1 °C	3,201 mm	101
1986	38.3 °C1 April 1986	9.9 °C15 January 1986	24.0 °C	3,198 mm	120
1985	37.0 °C17 May 1985	8.7 °C16 January 1985	23.8 °C	3,162 mm	104
1984	37.8 °C23 April 1984	9.6 °C22 January 1984	23.6 °C	3,973 mm	89
1983	36.7 °C27 May 1983	7.0 °C6 January 1983	23.2 °C	3,849 mm	97
1982	36.9 °C23 May 1982	8.8 °C15 January 1982	23.4 °C	2,848 mm	101
1981	37.4 °C8 May 1981	9.3 °C19 January 1981	24.1 °C	3,291 mm	111
1980	39.0 °C17 April 1980	9.5 °C22 January 1980	24.2 °C	2,350 mm	128
1979	39.6 °C4 June 1979	7.5 °C10 January 1979	24.3 °C	2,724 mm	135
1978	37.1 °C5 May 1978	7.5 °C22 December 1978	23.7 °C	2,864 mm	111
1977	36.2 °C25 March 1977	7.7 °C2 January 1977	23.4 °C	3,821 mm	91
1976	35.8 °C29 March 1976	8.8 °C13 January 1976	23.2 °C	3,870 mm	90
1975	39.3 °C29 April 1975	8.7 °C27 December 1975	23.8 °C	3,147 mm	127
1974	33.8 °C25 April 1974	7.7 °C5 January 1974	23.5 °C	3,289 mm	93
1973	37.6 °C16 April 1973	9.0 °C20 January 1973	23.9 °C	3,465 mm	125
1972	36.3 °C8 May 1972	8.5 °C22 January 1972	23.9 °C	2,977 mm	125
1971	36.6 °C23 March 1971	9.5 °C25 January 1971	23.5 °C	3,438 mm	96
1970	39.4 °C27 April 1970	7.4 °C1 January 1970	23.9 °C	2,956 mm	126
1969	40.2 °C5 April 1969	7.2 °C1 January 1969	24.2 °C	2,998 mm	142
1968	35.8 °C23 April 1968	7.8 °C20 January 1968	22.8 °C	3,957 mm	62
1967	36.7 °C4 April 1967	9.2 °C1 January 1967	23.6 °C	2,946 mm	95
1966	40.1 °C3 May 1966	10.9 °C2 February 1966	23.1 °C	2,976 mm	66
1965	36.6 °C26 April 1965	7.8 °C2 January 1965	22.6 °C	3,081 mm	60
1964	35.6 °C9 April 1964	7.8 °C30 December 1964	24.0 °C	3,536 mm	124
1963	35.0 °C8 April 1963	8.5 °C22 January 1963	23.6 °C	2,977 mm	97
1962	37.1 °C26 April 1962	7.0 °C29 December 1962	23.5 °C	2,938 mm	115
1961	37.3 °C15 April 1961	8.8 °C24 December 1961	23.5 °C	3,143 mm	99
1960	40.4 °C30 April 1960	9.9 °C21 January 1960	24.1 °C	2,860 mm	124
1959	39.6 °C12 April 1959	9.3 °C4 January 1959	23.0 °C	3,648 mm	92
1958	40.6 °C6 June 1958	9.1 °C26 December 1958	23.9 °C	3,647 mm	127
1957	38.4 °C15 May 1957	9.4 °C26 January 1957	23.6 °C	2,584 mm	112
1956	38.2 °C18 April 1956	8.0 °C3 January 1956	22.9 °C	3,448 mm	81
1955	36.0 °C21 April 1955	9.0 °C25 December 1955	22.8 °C	2,910 mm	75
1954	36.7 °C26 April 1954	10.1 °C19 January 1954	23.0 °C	2,798 mm	69
1953	32.2 °C2 April 1953	7.5 °C27 January 1953	22.6 °C	2,417 mm	40
1952	35.3 °C11 May 1952	9.4 °C31 December 1952	23.0 °C	2,915 mm	47
1951	32.9 °C5 September 1951	10.4 °C26 January 1951	22.8 °C	3,306 mm	42
1950	35.8 °C25 April 1950	9.7 °C15 January 1950	23.0 °C	3,023 mm	49
1949	32.0 °C21 September 1949	9.4 °C3 January 1949	22.6 °C	3,450 mm	17
1948	36.1 °C12 April 1948	10.7 °C17 December 1948	22.5 °C	2,603 mm	40
1947	38.2 °C18 May 1947	10.0 °C28 January 1947	23.0 °C	2,528 mm	66
1946	34.2 °C3 May 1946	10.2 °C14 January 1946	22.8 °C	2,412 mm	57
1945	37.2 °C3 April 1945	9.9 °C27 December 1945	22.6 °C	3,028 mm	71
1944	36.5 °C24 April 1944	10.8 °C13 January 1944	22.6 °C	3,400 mm	55
1943	33.6 °C18 May 1943	9.3 °C5 February 1943	22.3 °C	2,614 mm	46
1942	35.7 °C26 April 1942	9.2 °C17 December 1942	22.4 °C	3,027 mm	55
1941	34.7 °C7 April 1941	9.5 °C26 January 1941	22.4 °C	3,638 mm	53
1940	34.2 °C29 April 1940	8.8 °C9 January 1940	22.2 °C	2,768 mm	46

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.7 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

193 d/yr

+80

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2597 mm

-347 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.3 °C	+2.1 °C	9 mm	-16 mm
Feb	27.9 °C	+2.0 °C	1 mm	-29 mm
Mar	32.4 °C	+2.4 °C	16 mm	-23 mm
Apr	33.9 °C	+1.6 °C	111 mm	+6 mm
May	30.6 °C	-0.4 °C	405 mm	-6 mm
Jun	31.6 °C	+2.0 °C	644 mm	+27 mm
Jul	30.7 °C	+1.5 °C	490 mm	-47 mm
Aug	30.5 °C	+1.2 °C	394 mm	-125 mm
Sep	31.8 °C	+2.5 °C	266 mm	-78 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+1.8 °C	213 mm	-14 mm
Nov	27.4 °C	+1.5 °C	47 mm	-14 mm
Dec	24.3 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-29 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.6 °C

1 Apr 2025

Coldest day

10.7 °C

21 Dec 2025

Wettest day

196.8 mm

28 Jun 2025

Windiest day

13.0 km/h

28 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

50.0 km/h

31 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

1 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.6 °C

21 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

4 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lakang?

Lakang has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 2,943 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lakang?

The hottest day measured in Lakang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2023, reaching 41.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lakang?

The coldest day measured in Lakang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1962, at 7.0 °C.

Does it snow in Lakang?

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

Has the climate of Lakang warmed?

Yes: Lakang warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lakang?

The wettest day measured in Lakang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1941, with 311 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lakang?

The windiest day measured in Lakang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1960, with winds reaching 18.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lakang?

The warmest month in Lakang is May (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Lakang?

Lakang receives on average 2,943 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lakang?

Lakang gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lakang?

Yes: Lakang has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lakang?

In Lakang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 31 May 2023, and the lowest was 5.7 °C on 6 January 1983.

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