Taungoo climate — normals and trends
Taungoo (Myanmar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,898 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 (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Taungoo averages 0 frost days, 244 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Taungoo has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 15 May 2010) and the coldest 7.9 °C (on 18 January 1954).
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
TaungooBago Region
- coords
- 18.94°, 96.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,898mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
8.6km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
244 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
262 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °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
44.1 °C
15 May 2010
Coldest day
7.9 °C
18 January 1954
Wettest day
319 mm
6 June 1965
Windiest day
37.5 km/h
2 May 1976
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
2 May 1976
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
28 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.1 °C
18 January 1954
Sunniest day
13.0 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 37.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 36.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 41 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 349 mm | +149 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 558 mm | +139 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 531 mm | +102 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 300 mm | -103 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 200 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 81 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 123 mm | +95 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taungoo?
Taungoo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,898 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taungoo?
The hottest day measured in Taungoo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2010, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taungoo?
The coldest day measured in Taungoo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1954, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Taungoo?
Almost never: Taungoo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taungoo warmed?
Yes: Taungoo warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taungoo?
The wettest day measured in Taungoo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1965, with 319 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taungoo?
The windiest day measured in Taungoo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1976, with winds reaching 37.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taungoo?
The warmest month in Taungoo is April (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Taungoo?
Taungoo receives on average 1,898 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taungoo?
Taungoo gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Taungoo?
Yes: Taungoo has on average 262 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taungoo?
In Taungoo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 28 April 2024, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 18 January 1954.
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