Panglong climate — normals and trends
Panglong (Myanmar) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,720 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 June (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Panglong averages 0 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Panglong 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 35.8 °C (on 16 April 1980) and the coldest -1.3 °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
PanglongShan State
- coords
- 24.10°, 98.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.2°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,720mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
6.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.6 °C
Average feels-like low
15.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
64 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
35.8 °C
16 April 1980
Coldest day
-1.3 °C
6 January 1983
Wettest day
182 mm
18 June 1958
Windiest day
19.2 km/h
18 March 1999
Strongest gust
74.9 km/h
19 May 1967
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
19 July 2018
Coldest feels-like
-3.8 °C
6 January 1983
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 24.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 13 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 53 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 255 mm | +87 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 339 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 378 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 239 mm | -98 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 202 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 176 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 23.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 111 mm | +53 mm |
| Dec | 22.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Panglong?
Panglong has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 1,720 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Panglong?
The hottest day measured in Panglong between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1980, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Panglong?
The coldest day measured in Panglong between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1983, at -1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Panglong?
Almost never: Panglong sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Panglong warmed?
Yes: Panglong warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Panglong?
The wettest day measured in Panglong between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1958, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Panglong?
The windiest day measured in Panglong between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1999, with winds reaching 19.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Panglong?
The warmest month in Panglong is June (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Panglong?
Panglong receives on average 1,720 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Panglong?
Panglong gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Panglong?
Yes: Panglong has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Panglong?
In Panglong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 19 July 2018, and the lowest was -3.8 °C on 6 January 1983.
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