Tamu climate — normals and trends
Tamu (Myanmar) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,940 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Tamu averages 0 frost days, 87 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 175 rainy days per year.
Tamu has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 10 May 2023) and the coldest 2.2 °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
TamuSagaing Region
- coords
- 24.22°, 94.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.6°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
17.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,940mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
87 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
175 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
163 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
39.6 °C
10 May 2023
Coldest day
2.2 °C
6 January 1983
Wettest day
233 mm
20 May 1998
Windiest day
31.3 km/h
30 April 1991
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
30 April 1991
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest feels-like
-0.3 °C
6 January 1983
Sunniest day
13.1 h
21 June 1959
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 | 24.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 42 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 306 mm | +109 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 443 mm | +37 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 410 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 237 mm | -111 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 175 mm | -85 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 112 mm | -62 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tamu?
Tamu has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,940 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tamu?
The hottest day measured in Tamu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 2023, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tamu?
The coldest day measured in Tamu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1983, at 2.2 °C.
Does it snow in Tamu?
Almost never: Tamu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tamu warmed?
Yes: Tamu warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tamu?
The wettest day measured in Tamu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1998, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tamu?
The windiest day measured in Tamu between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1991, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tamu?
The warmest month in Tamu is May (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Tamu?
Tamu receives on average 1,940 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 175 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tamu?
Tamu gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tamu?
Yes: Tamu has on average 163 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tamu?
In Tamu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 31 May 2023, and the lowest was -0.3 °C on 6 January 1983.
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