Magway climate — normals and trends
Magway (Myanmar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,201 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Magway averages 0 frost days, 261 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Magway has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 8 May 2020) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 28 January 1953).
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
MagwayMagway
- coords
- 20.15°, 94.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,201mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
261 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
256 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
44.3 °C
8 May 2020
Coldest day
9.2 °C
28 January 1953
Wettest day
147 mm
9 September 1946
Windiest day
49.1 km/h
18 May 1967
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
18 May 1967
Hottest feels-like
49.7 °C
16 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
28 January 1953
Sunniest day
12.9 h
7 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 34.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 37.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 22 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 35.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 347 mm | +233 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 399 mm | +177 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 241 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 144 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 263 mm | +46 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 95 mm | -56 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 51 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Magway?
Magway has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,201 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Magway?
The hottest day measured in Magway between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 2020, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Magway?
The coldest day measured in Magway between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1953, at 9.2 °C.
Does it snow in Magway?
Almost never: Magway sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Magway warmed?
Yes: Magway warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Magway?
The wettest day measured in Magway between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1946, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Magway?
The windiest day measured in Magway between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1967, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Magway?
The warmest month in Magway is April (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Magway?
Magway receives on average 1,201 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Magway?
Magway gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Magway?
Yes: Magway has on average 256 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Magway?
In Magway, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.7 °C on 16 May 2024, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 28 January 1953.
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