Taungup climate — normals and trends
Taungup (Myanmar) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 3,518 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Taungup averages 0 frost days, 217 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Taungup has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 20 March 2015) and the coldest 10.3 °C (on 20 January 1974).
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
TaungupRakhine
- coords
- 18.86°, 94.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
3,518mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
217 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
267 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
40.2 °C
20 March 2015
Coldest day
10.3 °C
20 January 1974
Wettest day
303 mm
13 June 1987
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
18 May 1967
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
29 April 2006
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
9 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.4 °C
20 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.9 h
2 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 34.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 36.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 34.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 39 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 570 mm | +317 mm |
| Jun | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 985 mm | +123 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1118 mm | +204 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 456 mm | -279 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 537 mm | +96 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 146 mm | -67 mm |
| Nov | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 140 mm | +90 mm |
| Dec | 32.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taungup?
Taungup has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 3,518 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taungup?
The hottest day measured in Taungup between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 2015, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taungup?
The coldest day measured in Taungup between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1974, at 10.3 °C.
Does it snow in Taungup?
Almost never: Taungup sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taungup warmed?
Yes: Taungup warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taungup?
The wettest day measured in Taungup between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1987, with 303 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taungup?
The windiest day measured in Taungup between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1967, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taungup?
The warmest month in Taungup is April (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Taungup?
Taungup receives on average 3,518 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taungup?
Taungup gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Taungup?
Yes: Taungup has on average 267 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taungup?
In Taungup, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 9 April 2024, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 20 January 1962.
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