Sagaing climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sagaing?

Sagaing has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,061 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Sagaing between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2010, reaching 44.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sagaing?

The coldest day measured in Sagaing between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1953, at 9.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sagaing?

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

Q: Has the climate of Sagaing warmed?

Yes: Sagaing warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sagaing?

The wettest day measured in Sagaing between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1985, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sagaing?

The windiest day measured in Sagaing between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1967, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sagaing?

The warmest month in Sagaing is April (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sagaing?

Sagaing receives on average 1,061 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sagaing?

Sagaing gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sagaing (Myanmar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,061 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Sagaing averages 0 frost days, 260 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.

Sagaing has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 12 May 2010) and the coldest 9.5 °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

SagaingSagaing Region

coords: 21.88°, 95.98°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

32.2°C

Average daily low

22.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,061mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

13.3km/h

Seasonal range

11.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

260 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

134 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.5 °C

Average feels-like low

25.1 °C

Average peak gust

29.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

257 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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

44.6 °C

12 May 2010

Coldest day

9.5 °C

28 January 1953

Wettest day

151 mm

12 September 1985

Windiest day

47.1 km/h

18 May 1967

Strongest gust

110.9 km/h

20 May 2004

Hottest feels-like

49.6 °C

16 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

8.3 °C

28 January 1953

Sunniest day

13.0 h

10 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.3 °C3 April 2025	13.7 °C4 February 2025	27.3 °C	1,223 mm	303
2024	44.0 °C28 April 2024	12.0 °C11 January 2024	27.9 °C	1,036 mm	296
2023	41.6 °C20 April 2023	12.8 °C15 January 2023	28.2 °C	880 mm	323
2022	40.7 °C14 March 2022	12.2 °C8 February 2022	27.9 °C	746 mm	324
2021	42.0 °C25 April 2021	12.5 °C3 February 2021	28.3 °C	811 mm	331
2020	42.0 °C21 April 2020	11.2 °C27 January 2020	28.1 °C	768 mm	331
2019	43.7 °C9 May 2019	12.5 °C3 January 2019	27.8 °C	856 mm	308
2018	40.8 °C22 April 2018	12.1 °C1 February 2018	26.8 °C	1,221 mm	278
2017	42.2 °C9 April 2017	11.9 °C18 January 2017	27.1 °C	1,047 mm	296
2016	44.1 °C28 April 2016	12.0 °C19 January 2016	27.7 °C	1,045 mm	275
2015	41.9 °C16 April 2015	13.1 °C11 January 2015	27.6 °C	1,014 mm	289
2014	41.5 °C24 April 2014	13.3 °C5 January 2014	27.8 °C	753 mm	316
2013	42.9 °C11 April 2013	10.5 °C18 December 2013	27.8 °C	1,022 mm	309
2012	43.0 °C15 May 2012	12.3 °C17 January 2012	27.7 °C	635 mm	314
2011	39.9 °C9 April 2011	11.4 °C22 January 2011	26.8 °C	1,369 mm	287
2010	44.6 °C12 May 2010	11.6 °C25 December 2010	28.1 °C	967 mm	322
2009	42.9 °C12 May 2009	11.0 °C30 December 2009	28.0 °C	1,075 mm	327
2008	41.2 °C19 April 2008	13.7 °C29 January 2008	27.3 °C	912 mm	294
2007	42.3 °C1 May 2007	12.5 °C21 January 2007	27.1 °C	1,089 mm	266
2006	42.4 °C14 April 2006	12.2 °C4 January 2006	27.0 °C	1,262 mm	265
2005	42.4 °C20 May 2005	12.4 °C11 January 2005	28.2 °C	890 mm	296
2004	41.9 °C27 March 2004	12.4 °C29 January 2004	27.3 °C	1,121 mm	300
2003	41.4 °C6 April 2003	12.6 °C20 January 2003	27.4 °C	999 mm	307
2002	43.5 °C19 April 2002	12.5 °C5 February 2002	27.1 °C	1,201 mm	280
2001	42.6 °C25 April 2001	12.1 °C12 January 2001	27.3 °C	1,147 mm	269
2000	41.4 °C10 April 2000	12.9 °C4 January 2000	26.8 °C	934 mm	252
1999	42.4 °C3 April 1999	10.9 °C26 December 1999	27.9 °C	995 mm	287
1998	43.5 °C13 May 1998	13.8 °C12 February 1998	28.7 °C	558 mm	333
1997	42.4 °C15 May 1997	11.5 °C31 January 1997	26.9 °C	934 mm	263
1996	40.7 °C21 April 1996	13.2 °C22 January 1996	27.0 °C	1,258 mm	264
1995	42.4 °C27 May 1995	11.6 °C26 January 1995	27.6 °C	937 mm	273
1994	41.2 °C14 May 1994	12.9 °C11 January 1994	27.1 °C	1,112 mm	284
1993	40.3 °C8 April 1993	12.3 °C30 December 1993	27.0 °C	1,085 mm	265
1992	42.1 °C13 April 1992	11.3 °C6 January 1992	26.6 °C	972 mm	230
1991	42.7 °C16 April 1991	13.0 °C22 January 1991	27.3 °C	1,142 mm	267
1990	42.2 °C3 May 1990	12.4 °C10 January 1990	26.8 °C	1,078 mm	272
1989	43.0 °C24 April 1989	12.1 °C20 January 1989	26.8 °C	838 mm	260
1988	42.6 °C10 April 1988	12.8 °C26 January 1988	27.1 °C	1,248 mm	271
1987	42.0 °C24 May 1987	12.4 °C30 December 1987	27.2 °C	909 mm	265
1986	41.7 °C12 April 1986	12.9 °C19 February 1986	26.9 °C	913 mm	260
1985	42.1 °C15 April 1985	11.0 °C11 February 1985	26.7 °C	1,155 mm	250
1984	41.7 °C5 April 1984	13.2 °C22 January 1984	26.5 °C	1,034 mm	265
1983	42.7 °C19 April 1983	11.1 °C5 January 1983	27.1 °C	998 mm	258
1982	41.5 °C11 May 1982	12.9 °C15 January 1982	26.9 °C	775 mm	264
1981	40.8 °C30 April 1981	12.8 °C16 January 1981	26.6 °C	1,238 mm	264
1980	42.6 °C18 May 1980	11.6 °C12 February 1980	27.3 °C	1,087 mm	269
1979	41.8 °C7 May 1979	10.8 °C8 January 1979	27.4 °C	840 mm	301
1978	41.5 °C11 May 1978	11.2 °C12 January 1978	26.4 °C	1,484 mm	258
1977	40.2 °C31 March 1977	11.2 °C5 January 1977	26.5 °C	1,101 mm	242
1976	41.0 °C25 April 1976	11.4 °C3 January 1976	26.0 °C	1,584 mm	247
1975	42.5 °C1 May 1975	11.3 °C30 December 1975	26.3 °C	1,439 mm	239
1974	41.6 °C24 April 1974	10.4 °C2 January 1974	26.4 °C	1,116 mm	262
1973	43.3 °C18 April 1973	12.1 °C21 January 1973	26.7 °C	1,647 mm	256
1972	41.7 °C8 May 1972	11.9 °C22 January 1972	26.9 °C	1,144 mm	262
1971	40.9 °C20 April 1971	11.8 °C19 December 1971	26.0 °C	1,306 mm	236
1970	42.4 °C24 April 1970	11.8 °C30 January 1970	26.6 °C	1,191 mm	247
1969	42.9 °C6 May 1969	11.3 °C24 January 1969	27.1 °C	799 mm	284
1968	42.1 °C11 April 1968	10.5 °C7 February 1968	26.5 °C	1,180 mm	262
1967	40.0 °C4 April 1967	11.1 °C28 January 1967	26.5 °C	1,003 mm	251
1966	42.2 °C2 May 1966	13.1 °C30 December 1966	26.3 °C	815 mm	210
1965	41.8 °C1 May 1965	11.1 °C9 January 1965	26.1 °C	1,354 mm	218
1964	41.3 °C28 April 1964	10.7 °C30 December 1964	26.4 °C	1,093 mm	257
1963	39.7 °C26 April 1963	11.4 °C14 January 1963	26.0 °C	1,283 mm	229
1962	41.1 °C7 May 1962	11.2 °C6 January 1962	26.7 °C	916 mm	252
1961	41.4 °C15 April 1961	12.0 °C20 December 1961	26.7 °C	954 mm	257
1960	42.0 °C29 April 1960	12.4 °C2 February 1960	27.1 °C	689 mm	254
1959	41.7 °C15 April 1959	11.3 °C10 January 1959	26.0 °C	1,275 mm	211
1958	43.2 °C26 April 1958	10.5 °C28 December 1958	27.0 °C	973 mm	254
1957	42.2 °C15 May 1957	11.2 °C16 February 1957	26.5 °C	1,076 mm	230
1956	41.6 °C20 April 1956	10.5 °C5 January 1956	26.1 °C	1,334 mm	224
1955	41.4 °C20 April 1955	12.0 °C23 December 1955	26.5 °C	885 mm	263
1954	41.9 °C19 April 1954	12.0 °C18 January 1954	26.6 °C	925 mm	247
1953	40.1 °C30 March 1953	9.5 °C28 January 1953	25.8 °C	1,016 mm	235
1952	39.9 °C13 April 1952	11.0 °C31 December 1952	26.1 °C	1,197 mm	218
1951	38.2 °C17 April 1951	11.9 °C4 February 1951	25.6 °C	1,351 mm	194
1950	40.1 °C1 May 1950	11.8 °C2 January 1950	26.3 °C	1,180 mm	213
1949	36.2 °C15 April 1949	11.3 °C12 February 1949	25.4 °C	1,227 mm	201
1948	40.6 °C12 April 1948	12.1 °C31 December 1948	26.0 °C	1,177 mm	201
1947	41.4 °C12 May 1947	12.1 °C17 January 1947	26.7 °C	813 mm	219
1946	40.3 °C20 March 1946	12.6 °C3 January 1946	26.2 °C	828 mm	217
1945	40.4 °C9 April 1945	11.2 °C17 February 1945	25.5 °C	1,129 mm	182
1944	39.9 °C15 April 1944	13.3 °C13 January 1944	25.7 °C	1,272 mm	175
1943	40.0 °C7 April 1943	10.8 °C5 February 1943	25.9 °C	1,068 mm	198
1942	39.9 °C16 April 1942	12.5 °C7 January 1942	25.5 °C	1,183 mm	160
1941	40.7 °C25 April 1941	11.7 °C25 January 1941	25.5 °C	1,183 mm	190
1940	39.9 °C4 April 1940	10.7 °C9 January 1940	25.5 °C	901 mm	185

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.8 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

303 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1223 mm

+162 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.9 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-8 mm
Feb	32.9 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Mar	37.2 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Apr	36.7 °C	-1.6 °C	87 mm	+58 mm
May	33.3 °C	-2.6 °C	266 mm	+112 mm
Jun	32.9 °C	-0.2 °C	238 mm	+109 mm
Jul	32.1 °C	-0.7 °C	252 mm	+130 mm
Aug	32.7 °C	+0.7 °C	126 mm	-40 mm
Sep	33.0 °C	+1.1 °C	127 mm	-76 mm
Oct	33.1 °C	+2.1 °C	78 mm	-92 mm
Nov	31.4 °C	+2.2 °C	48 mm	-6 mm
Dec	29.1 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.3 °C

3 Apr 2025

Coldest day

13.7 °C

4 Feb 2025

Wettest day

92.5 mm

11 Jun 2025

Windiest day

33.2 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

67.0 km/h

30 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.8 °C

27 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.2 °C

30 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sagaing?

Sagaing has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,061 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sagaing?

The hottest day measured in Sagaing between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2010, reaching 44.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sagaing?

The coldest day measured in Sagaing between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1953, at 9.5 °C.

Does it snow in Sagaing?

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

Has the climate of Sagaing warmed?

Yes: Sagaing warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sagaing?

The wettest day measured in Sagaing between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1985, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sagaing?

The windiest day measured in Sagaing between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1967, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sagaing?

The warmest month in Sagaing is April (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Sagaing?

Sagaing receives on average 1,061 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sagaing?

Sagaing gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sagaing?

Yes: Sagaing has on average 257 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sagaing?

In Sagaing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.6 °C on 16 May 2024, and the lowest was 8.3 °C on 28 January 1953.

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