Myitkyina climate — normals and trends
Myitkyina (Myanmar) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 2,534 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Myitkyina averages 0 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Myitkyina has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 6 June 1958) and the coldest 4.7 °C (on 6 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
MyitkyinaKachin State
- coords
- 25.38°, 97.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,534mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
6.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
22.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
199 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
41.7 °C
6 June 1958
Coldest day
4.7 °C
6 January 1983
Wettest day
284 mm
24 June 1990
Windiest day
19.5 km/h
22 May 1955
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
13 June 1960
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
6 June 1958
Coldest feels-like
2.6 °C
6 January 1983
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 May 1940
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 | 26.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 34.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 272 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 498 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 440 mm | -185 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 310 mm | -198 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 136 mm | -131 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 190 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Myitkyina?
Myitkyina has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 2,534 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Myitkyina?
The hottest day measured in Myitkyina between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1958, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Myitkyina?
The coldest day measured in Myitkyina between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1983, at 4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Myitkyina?
Almost never: Myitkyina sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Myitkyina warmed?
Yes: Myitkyina warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Myitkyina?
The wettest day measured in Myitkyina between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1990, with 284 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Myitkyina?
The windiest day measured in Myitkyina between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1955, with winds reaching 19.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Myitkyina?
The warmest month in Myitkyina is May (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Myitkyina?
Myitkyina receives on average 2,534 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Myitkyina?
Myitkyina gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Myitkyina?
Yes: Myitkyina has on average 199 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Myitkyina?
In Myitkyina, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 6 June 1958, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 6 January 1983.
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