Mawlaik climate — normals and trends
Mawlaik (Myanmar) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,581 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mawlaik averages 0 frost days, 182 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Mawlaik has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 27 May 1957) and the coldest 5.0 °C (on 5 January 1983).
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
MawlaikSagaing Region
- coords
- 23.64°, 94.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,581mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
7.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
182 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
20.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
43.0 °C
27 May 1957
Coldest day
5.0 °C
5 January 1983
Wettest day
222 mm
28 May 1959
Windiest day
36.2 km/h
30 April 1991
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
30 April 1991
Hottest feels-like
49.6 °C
18 April 2023
Coldest feels-like
2.7 °C
5 January 1983
Sunniest day
13.0 h
16 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 36.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 182 mm | +69 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 258 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 333 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 380 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 275 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 112 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 58 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mawlaik?
Mawlaik has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,581 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mawlaik?
The hottest day measured in Mawlaik between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1957, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mawlaik?
The coldest day measured in Mawlaik between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1983, at 5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Mawlaik?
Almost never: Mawlaik sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mawlaik warmed?
Yes: Mawlaik warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mawlaik?
The wettest day measured in Mawlaik between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1959, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mawlaik?
The windiest day measured in Mawlaik between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1991, with winds reaching 36.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mawlaik?
The warmest month in Mawlaik is May (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Mawlaik?
Mawlaik receives on average 1,581 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mawlaik?
Mawlaik gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mawlaik?
Yes: Mawlaik has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mawlaik?
In Mawlaik, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.6 °C on 18 April 2023, and the lowest was 2.7 °C on 5 January 1983.
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