Loikaw climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Loikaw?

Loikaw has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,480 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Loikaw between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2024, reaching 40.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Loikaw?

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

Q: Does it snow in Loikaw?

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

Q: Has the climate of Loikaw warmed?

Yes: Loikaw warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Loikaw?

The wettest day measured in Loikaw between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1991, with 249 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Loikaw?

The windiest day measured in Loikaw between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1976, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Loikaw?

The warmest month in Loikaw is April (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Loikaw?

Loikaw receives on average 1,480 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Loikaw?

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

Loikaw (Myanmar) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,480 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Loikaw averages 0 frost days, 111 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.

Loikaw has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 28 April 2024) 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

LoikawKayah State

coords: 19.68°, 97.21°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

22.4°C

Average daily high

28.7°C

Average daily low

17.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,480mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

8.6km/h

Seasonal range

7.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

111 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

177 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.2 °C

Average feels-like low

19.5 °C

Average peak gust

28.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

151 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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

40.0 °C

28 April 2024

Coldest day

4.4 °C

26 December 1999

Wettest day

249 mm

10 June 1991

Windiest day

23.0 km/h

3 May 1976

Strongest gust

77.8 km/h

3 May 1976

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

6 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

1.7 °C

26 December 1999

Sunniest day

13.0 h

19 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.4 °C30 March 2025	9.4 °C29 November 2025	23.1 °C	1,736 mm	152
2024	40.0 °C28 April 2024	11.2 °C21 January 2024	24.0 °C	1,887 mm	177
2023	38.6 °C18 April 2023	9.5 °C15 January 2023	23.8 °C	1,277 mm	158
2022	37.5 °C14 March 2022	8.0 °C30 January 2022	23.3 °C	1,345 mm	131
2021	38.0 °C2 April 2021	10.0 °C16 January 2021	23.3 °C	1,372 mm	146
2020	37.4 °C3 April 2020	7.0 °C27 January 2020	23.5 °C	1,210 mm	183
2019	38.4 °C30 April 2019	7.4 °C8 December 2019	23.5 °C	1,216 mm	170
2018	35.8 °C26 March 2018	7.6 °C31 January 2018	22.8 °C	1,815 mm	140
2017	38.0 °C10 April 2017	7.0 °C21 December 2017	23.2 °C	1,630 mm	138
2016	39.5 °C28 April 2016	8.9 °C17 January 2016	23.4 °C	1,504 mm	137
2015	37.6 °C21 March 2015	9.7 °C15 February 2015	23.1 °C	1,373 mm	149
2014	37.3 °C29 March 2014	8.5 °C23 January 2014	23.1 °C	1,279 mm	153
2013	37.7 °C12 April 2013	7.4 °C18 December 2013	23.0 °C	1,632 mm	132
2012	37.0 °C28 March 2012	8.1 °C15 January 2012	23.2 °C	1,285 mm	145
2011	36.5 °C6 March 2011	9.7 °C7 February 2011	22.6 °C	1,893 mm	110
2010	39.3 °C23 April 2010	9.7 °C8 February 2010	23.9 °C	1,347 mm	190
2009	36.1 °C11 April 2009	9.4 °C31 December 2009	23.1 °C	1,390 mm	152
2008	36.9 °C17 April 2008	9.1 °C17 February 2008	22.7 °C	1,701 mm	113
2007	37.8 °C25 April 2007	8.8 °C20 January 2007	22.6 °C	1,560 mm	120
2006	37.7 °C12 April 2006	8.5 °C22 December 2006	22.7 °C	1,635 mm	125
2005	38.1 °C19 April 2005	8.5 °C14 January 2005	23.1 °C	1,634 mm	148
2004	37.4 °C25 April 2004	8.8 °C5 February 2004	22.6 °C	1,425 mm	131
2003	37.2 °C8 May 2003	10.0 °C24 January 2003	22.8 °C	1,377 mm	132
2002	36.9 °C19 April 2002	9.5 °C6 February 2002	22.7 °C	1,557 mm	123
2001	38.2 °C24 April 2001	7.7 °C27 January 2001	22.8 °C	1,460 mm	125
2000	35.4 °C22 March 2000	9.9 °C14 January 2000	22.6 °C	1,555 mm	102
1999	37.8 °C3 April 1999	4.4 °C26 December 1999	22.8 °C	1,555 mm	106
1998	38.4 °C9 May 1998	8.0 °C13 January 1998	23.5 °C	951 mm	173
1997	35.7 °C15 May 1997	6.6 °C9 February 1997	22.5 °C	1,245 mm	128
1996	36.8 °C10 April 1996	8.4 °C26 January 1996	22.7 °C	1,711 mm	114
1995	37.5 °C2 May 1995	8.6 °C23 January 1995	22.9 °C	1,390 mm	125
1994	36.1 °C17 March 1994	10.1 °C13 January 1994	22.7 °C	1,775 mm	121
1993	36.6 °C19 April 1993	7.7 °C27 December 1993	22.5 °C	1,146 mm	118
1992	37.3 °C10 May 1992	8.5 °C6 January 1992	22.0 °C	1,304 mm	106
1991	37.9 °C18 April 1991	8.6 °C20 January 1991	22.7 °C	1,516 mm	130
1990	37.1 °C23 April 1990	7.0 °C10 January 1990	22.5 °C	1,458 mm	102
1989	37.4 °C24 April 1989	7.4 °C20 January 1989	22.3 °C	1,302 mm	114
1988	38.8 °C8 April 1988	9.6 °C23 January 1988	22.6 °C	1,418 mm	127
1987	36.7 °C19 April 1987	9.8 °C15 February 1987	22.5 °C	1,298 mm	115
1986	37.1 °C6 May 1986	9.4 °C8 January 1986	22.5 °C	1,461 mm	120
1985	36.4 °C14 April 1985	6.7 °C11 February 1985	22.2 °C	1,588 mm	101
1984	36.9 °C21 April 1984	8.3 °C23 January 1984	22.3 °C	1,441 mm	106
1983	38.7 °C18 April 1983	7.6 °C1 December 1983	22.5 °C	1,583 mm	124
1982	36.0 °C12 May 1982	7.8 °C8 February 1982	22.3 °C	1,585 mm	102
1981	36.8 °C9 April 1981	9.0 °C5 February 1981	22.5 °C	1,518 mm	109
1980	38.2 °C30 April 1980	7.7 °C29 January 1980	22.8 °C	1,381 mm	111
1979	36.3 °C13 April 1979	9.2 °C9 January 1979	22.8 °C	1,153 mm	132
1978	37.1 °C30 April 1978	7.9 °C18 January 1978	22.3 °C	1,464 mm	117
1977	36.3 °C20 March 1977	9.0 °C8 January 1977	22.1 °C	1,421 mm	88
1976	36.3 °C5 April 1976	7.2 °C1 January 1976	22.0 °C	1,738 mm	108
1975	38.3 °C29 April 1975	6.0 °C30 December 1975	22.2 °C	1,738 mm	94
1974	36.2 °C21 April 1974	5.9 °C2 January 1974	22.0 °C	1,557 mm	96
1973	38.7 °C18 April 1973	6.4 °C31 December 1973	22.3 °C	1,665 mm	103
1972	35.4 °C21 April 1972	5.6 °C10 February 1972	22.3 °C	1,369 mm	119
1971	35.7 °C17 April 1971	7.9 °C10 January 1971	21.4 °C	1,542 mm	86
1970	36.0 °C1 May 1970	8.6 °C13 January 1970	22.2 °C	1,516 mm	91
1969	37.8 °C26 April 1969	7.5 °C26 January 1969	22.1 °C	1,599 mm	117
1968	36.2 °C9 April 1968	6.9 °C5 February 1968	21.8 °C	1,558 mm	80
1967	34.5 °C15 April 1967	7.8 °C28 January 1967	21.9 °C	1,573 mm	70
1966	37.7 °C2 May 1966	10.6 °C5 January 1966	22.1 °C	1,381 mm	89
1965	37.0 °C29 April 1965	8.0 °C1 January 1965	22.0 °C	1,534 mm	88
1964	35.9 °C10 April 1964	7.7 °C30 January 1964	21.9 °C	1,467 mm	90
1963	35.7 °C24 April 1963	7.3 °C10 February 1963	21.8 °C	1,538 mm	97
1962	36.3 °C17 April 1962	9.4 °C14 January 1962	22.0 °C	1,242 mm	86
1961	35.9 °C25 April 1961	9.1 °C17 December 1961	22.0 °C	1,524 mm	85
1960	37.1 °C16 April 1960	9.0 °C2 February 1960	22.2 °C	1,371 mm	80
1959	37.8 °C13 April 1959	8.5 °C5 February 1959	21.9 °C	1,700 mm	82
1958	37.7 °C25 April 1958	7.6 °C24 December 1958	22.2 °C	1,372 mm	103
1957	37.0 °C27 April 1957	6.7 °C5 February 1957	22.3 °C	1,542 mm	116
1956	36.6 °C11 April 1956	8.1 °C2 January 1956	21.9 °C	1,483 mm	90
1955	37.2 °C18 April 1955	7.6 °C4 December 1955	21.7 °C	1,382 mm	95
1954	36.0 °C19 April 1954	6.0 °C18 January 1954	22.0 °C	1,109 mm	81
1953	33.9 °C29 March 1953	7.6 °C27 January 1953	21.2 °C	1,448 mm	44
1952	36.6 °C8 May 1952	9.0 °C31 December 1952	21.8 °C	1,463 mm	84
1951	36.1 °C9 April 1951	7.0 °C30 January 1951	21.7 °C	1,604 mm	76
1950	36.9 °C24 April 1950	7.7 °C18 January 1950	21.8 °C	1,560 mm	86
1949	33.7 °C6 April 1949	5.5 °C11 February 1949	21.3 °C	1,502 mm	35
1948	34.6 °C14 March 1948	8.6 °C3 January 1948	21.6 °C	1,435 mm	73
1947	36.4 °C31 March 1947	9.5 °C27 January 1947	22.0 °C	1,289 mm	85
1946	35.8 °C12 March 1946	8.9 °C11 January 1946	21.5 °C	1,435 mm	60
1945	36.8 °C9 April 1945	7.5 °C6 February 1945	21.2 °C	1,689 mm	52
1944	33.9 °C30 March 1944	8.7 °C5 February 1944	21.4 °C	1,529 mm	84
1943	35.0 °C5 April 1943	7.8 °C5 February 1943	21.5 °C	1,464 mm	81
1942	36.4 °C17 April 1942	9.2 °C1 January 1942	21.3 °C	1,553 mm	82
1941	35.5 °C23 March 1941	8.6 °C30 January 1941	21.3 °C	1,523 mm	84
1940	34.7 °C11 April 1940	8.1 °C9 January 1940	21.1 °C	1,504 mm	60

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.5 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

152 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1736 mm

+256 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.5 °C	+0.9 °C	3 mm	-12 mm
Feb	31.1 °C	+1.4 °C	22 mm	+15 mm
Mar	34.2 °C	+1.5 °C	2 mm	-9 mm
Apr	32.9 °C	-0.6 °C	95 mm	+48 mm
May	29.8 °C	-0.9 °C	307 mm	+120 mm
Jun	29.2 °C	+0.9 °C	300 mm	+51 mm
Jul	27.8 °C	+0.2 °C	381 mm	+116 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+1.5 °C	266 mm	-19 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+1.1 °C	199 mm	-30 mm
Oct	29.4 °C	+1.6 °C	71 mm	-53 mm
Nov	26.6 °C	-0.1 °C	92 mm	+47 mm
Dec	27.5 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-18 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.4 °C

30 Mar 2025

Coldest day

9.4 °C

29 Nov 2025

Wettest day

33.8 mm

12 Jun 2025

Windiest day

15.6 km/h

3 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

51.5 km/h

2 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.9 °C

29 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Loikaw?

Loikaw has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 1,480 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Loikaw?

The hottest day measured in Loikaw between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2024, reaching 40.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Loikaw?

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

Does it snow in Loikaw?

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

Has the climate of Loikaw warmed?

Yes: Loikaw warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Loikaw?

The wettest day measured in Loikaw between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1991, with 249 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Loikaw?

The windiest day measured in Loikaw between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1976, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Loikaw?

The warmest month in Loikaw is April (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Loikaw?

Loikaw receives on average 1,480 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Loikaw?

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

Are there tropical nights in Loikaw?

Yes: Loikaw has on average 151 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Loikaw?

In Loikaw, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 6 April 2024, and the lowest was 1.7 °C on 26 December 1999.

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