Waw climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Waw?

Waw has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,559 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Waw between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2010, reaching 43.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Waw?

The coldest day measured in Waw between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1943, at 9.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Waw?

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

Q: Has the climate of Waw warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Waw?

The wettest day measured in Waw between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2008, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Waw?

The windiest day measured in Waw between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2008, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Waw?

The warmest month in Waw is April (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Waw?

Waw receives on average 2,559 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Waw?

Waw gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Waw (Myanmar) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,559 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 (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Waw averages 0 frost days, 288 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.

Waw 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 43.7 °C (on 15 May 2010) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 6 February 1943).

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

WawBago Region

coords: 17.48°, 96.68°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.8°C

Average daily high

32.4°C

Average daily low

22.7°C

Annual rainfall

2,559mm

Sunshine / day

8.9h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

11.2km/h

Seasonal range

7.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

288 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

182 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.0 °C

Average feels-like low

26.6 °C

Average peak gust

25.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

287 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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

43.7 °C

15 May 2010

Coldest day

9.6 °C

6 February 1943

Wettest day

230 mm

30 April 2008

Windiest day

49.1 km/h

3 May 2008

Strongest gust

103.3 km/h

3 May 2008

Hottest feels-like

49.1 °C

8 May 2003

Coldest feels-like

7.5 °C

25 December 1999

Sunniest day

13.0 h

4 June 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.7 °C3 April 2025	15.1 °C29 November 2025	27.5 °C	2,952 mm	326
2024	41.0 °C4 May 2024	15.2 °C22 January 2024	28.1 °C	3,038 mm	326
2023	41.9 °C6 May 2023	15.1 °C16 January 2023	28.1 °C	2,624 mm	328
2022	40.0 °C27 April 2022	14.1 °C3 February 2022	27.8 °C	2,524 mm	336
2021	39.9 °C19 May 2021	14.3 °C25 January 2021	27.7 °C	2,286 mm	336
2020	41.5 °C21 April 2020	12.7 °C26 January 2020	27.8 °C	2,203 mm	344
2019	42.1 °C26 April 2019	14.0 °C9 December 2019	27.8 °C	2,700 mm	327
2018	40.6 °C15 April 2018	12.6 °C1 February 2018	27.6 °C	2,732 mm	311
2017	39.9 °C26 March 2017	13.4 °C22 December 2017	27.7 °C	2,549 mm	321
2016	42.5 °C16 May 2016	13.8 °C12 January 2016	27.9 °C	2,290 mm	319
2015	40.8 °C20 April 2015	14.2 °C15 February 2015	27.8 °C	2,523 mm	323
2014	39.8 °C6 May 2014	13.6 °C23 January 2014	27.3 °C	2,439 mm	326
2013	39.7 °C19 April 2013	12.4 °C13 January 2013	27.3 °C	2,579 mm	301
2012	40.7 °C31 March 2012	12.1 °C17 January 2012	27.3 °C	2,616 mm	314
2011	40.3 °C22 April 2011	13.4 °C9 February 2011	27.0 °C	2,686 mm	322
2010	43.7 °C15 May 2010	14.0 °C26 December 2010	27.9 °C	2,307 mm	328
2009	39.4 °C9 May 2009	13.4 °C14 January 2009	27.1 °C	2,684 mm	310
2008	40.6 °C17 April 2008	12.7 °C15 January 2008	26.9 °C	3,509 mm	318
2007	42.4 °C25 April 2007	12.6 °C21 January 2007	27.0 °C	2,798 mm	326
2006	40.4 °C10 April 2006	13.6 °C23 December 2006	27.1 °C	2,741 mm	319
2005	42.0 °C1 May 2005	14.6 °C14 January 2005	27.7 °C	2,671 mm	323
2004	42.2 °C25 April 2004	14.1 °C19 January 2004	27.2 °C	2,266 mm	330
2003	41.4 °C8 May 2003	15.9 °C25 January 2003	27.3 °C	2,242 mm	319
2002	41.5 °C22 April 2002	14.7 °C28 January 2002	27.3 °C	2,647 mm	314
2001	41.5 °C15 April 2001	13.3 °C13 January 2001	27.2 °C	2,059 mm	321
2000	39.2 °C22 March 2000	13.5 °C14 January 2000	26.9 °C	2,568 mm	327
1999	40.8 °C3 April 1999	9.8 °C25 December 1999	27.2 °C	2,833 mm	306
1998	43.4 °C8 May 1998	12.9 °C14 February 1998	28.0 °C	1,977 mm	350
1997	40.9 °C14 May 1997	12.3 °C9 February 1997	27.1 °C	2,389 mm	330
1996	40.5 °C10 April 1996	12.9 °C26 January 1996	27.1 °C	2,455 mm	322
1995	41.3 °C17 April 1995	13.6 °C26 January 1995	27.3 °C	2,559 mm	316
1994	39.7 °C17 March 1994	14.2 °C11 January 1994	27.0 °C	2,968 mm	309
1993	40.0 °C6 May 1993	12.5 °C25 January 1993	27.0 °C	2,398 mm	315
1992	41.2 °C9 May 1992	13.4 °C13 February 1992	26.5 °C	2,504 mm	288
1991	40.8 °C15 May 1991	13.9 °C22 January 1991	27.2 °C	2,522 mm	314
1990	39.9 °C16 April 1990	13.2 °C10 January 1990	26.9 °C	2,758 mm	311
1989	39.4 °C3 May 1989	11.6 °C22 January 1989	26.6 °C	2,249 mm	311
1988	41.7 °C27 April 1988	13.3 °C24 January 1988	26.9 °C	2,383 mm	313
1987	40.3 °C26 April 1987	14.2 °C13 February 1987	27.3 °C	2,334 mm	318
1986	40.3 °C10 April 1986	13.8 °C8 January 1986	26.8 °C	2,448 mm	318
1985	39.9 °C6 April 1985	13.2 °C11 February 1985	26.7 °C	2,489 mm	272
1984	39.8 °C11 April 1984	13.5 °C23 January 1984	26.7 °C	2,338 mm	302
1983	41.3 °C29 April 1983	13.9 °C2 January 1983	26.7 °C	2,589 mm	276
1982	39.6 °C2 May 1982	14.1 °C23 January 1982	26.5 °C	2,764 mm	267
1981	41.1 °C29 April 1981	13.7 °C9 January 1981	26.8 °C	2,677 mm	276
1980	41.7 °C1 May 1980	12.5 °C12 February 1980	27.2 °C	2,316 mm	320
1979	39.3 °C13 April 1979	14.1 °C14 February 1979	27.0 °C	2,194 mm	325
1978	41.6 °C10 May 1978	11.9 °C19 January 1978	26.7 °C	2,457 mm	295
1977	39.1 °C27 April 1977	13.2 °C4 February 1977	26.6 °C	2,446 mm	296
1976	40.0 °C23 April 1976	12.2 °C19 January 1976	26.2 °C	3,142 mm	255
1975	41.6 °C29 April 1975	10.9 °C31 December 1975	26.4 °C	2,768 mm	264
1974	39.0 °C20 April 1974	11.2 °C2 January 1974	26.2 °C	2,982 mm	279
1973	41.2 °C17 April 1973	12.1 °C29 December 1973	26.5 °C	2,591 mm	288
1972	40.8 °C5 May 1972	12.6 °C10 February 1972	26.6 °C	2,603 mm	278
1971	40.2 °C17 April 1971	13.0 °C10 January 1971	26.2 °C	2,400 mm	263
1970	42.2 °C21 April 1970	14.5 °C1 February 1970	26.8 °C	2,773 mm	284
1969	42.7 °C5 May 1969	12.0 °C27 January 1969	26.8 °C	2,698 mm	300
1968	40.0 °C16 April 1968	11.9 °C21 January 1968	26.6 °C	2,371 mm	305
1967	39.4 °C11 April 1967	13.2 °C30 January 1967	26.5 °C	2,672 mm	284
1966	39.0 °C29 April 1966	14.5 °C5 January 1966	26.3 °C	2,376 mm	242
1965	41.2 °C30 April 1965	14.0 °C3 January 1965	26.4 °C	3,182 mm	286
1964	39.6 °C19 April 1964	12.6 °C21 December 1964	26.4 °C	2,490 mm	279
1963	41.3 °C25 April 1963	13.2 °C9 February 1963	26.5 °C	2,743 mm	262
1962	40.1 °C9 May 1962	15.4 °C8 December 1962	26.5 °C	2,493 mm	291
1961	40.6 °C26 April 1961	12.8 °C20 January 1961	26.5 °C	2,697 mm	276
1960	39.7 °C25 April 1960	15.4 °C31 January 1960	26.7 °C	2,365 mm	273
1959	39.5 °C20 March 1959	13.8 °C4 February 1959	26.5 °C	2,479 mm	271
1958	41.1 °C25 April 1958	12.0 °C24 December 1958	26.4 °C	2,718 mm	263
1957	40.1 °C26 April 1957	11.3 °C5 February 1957	26.4 °C	2,417 mm	298
1956	38.5 °C7 April 1956	11.0 °C22 January 1956	25.8 °C	2,430 mm	243
1955	38.7 °C18 April 1955	11.9 °C12 January 1955	25.9 °C	2,253 mm	254
1954	38.4 °C23 April 1954	10.8 °C21 January 1954	26.1 °C	1,957 mm	280
1953	35.9 °C22 March 1953	13.1 °C13 February 1953	25.7 °C	2,678 mm	207
1952	39.7 °C8 May 1952	12.9 °C18 January 1952	26.1 °C	2,888 mm	240
1951	38.5 °C19 April 1951	13.2 °C13 January 1951	26.2 °C	2,349 mm	257
1950	39.1 °C28 March 1950	11.5 °C18 January 1950	26.0 °C	2,714 mm	234
1949	36.7 °C26 February 1949	10.8 °C3 January 1949	25.6 °C	2,623 mm	211
1948	38.3 °C23 March 1948	13.5 °C1 January 1948	25.8 °C	2,797 mm	235
1947	37.6 °C25 March 1947	14.0 °C31 December 1947	26.2 °C	2,123 mm	253
1946	39.8 °C11 March 1946	12.9 °C11 January 1946	26.1 °C	2,721 mm	254
1945	38.7 °C23 March 1945	12.3 °C8 February 1945	25.6 °C	2,289 mm	218
1944	38.0 °C15 April 1944	14.5 °C28 January 1944	25.8 °C	2,802 mm	188
1943	38.7 °C7 April 1943	9.6 °C6 February 1943	25.6 °C	2,624 mm	215
1942	38.0 °C25 April 1942	11.2 °C12 February 1942	25.5 °C	2,297 mm	157
1941	39.3 °C26 April 1941	13.3 °C29 December 1941	25.6 °C	2,779 mm	174
1940	38.5 °C11 April 1940	12.4 °C8 January 1940	25.5 °C	2,540 mm	172

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

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

326 d/yr

+38

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2952 mm

+393 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.9 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-6 mm
Feb	34.4 °C	+0.7 °C	11 mm	+8 mm
Mar	36.9 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-7 mm
Apr	36.4 °C	-1.0 °C	69 mm	+30 mm
May	33.8 °C	+0.1 °C	399 mm	+119 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+0.7 °C	630 mm	+110 mm
Jul	30.9 °C	+0.8 °C	687 mm	+149 mm
Aug	31.2 °C	+1.1 °C	411 mm	-132 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	+0.5 °C	392 mm	+5 mm
Oct	33.2 °C	+1.3 °C	131 mm	-53 mm
Nov	31.1 °C	-0.7 °C	216 mm	+175 mm
Dec	31.7 °C	+0.8 °C	3 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.7 °C

3 Apr 2025

Coldest day

15.1 °C

29 Nov 2025

Wettest day

76.1 mm

27 May 2025

Windiest day

22.3 km/h

3 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

29 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.3 °C

29 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

13 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Waw?

Waw has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 2,559 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Waw?

The hottest day measured in Waw between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2010, reaching 43.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Waw?

The coldest day measured in Waw between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1943, at 9.6 °C.

Does it snow in Waw?

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

Has the climate of Waw warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Waw?

The wettest day measured in Waw between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2008, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Waw?

The windiest day measured in Waw between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2008, with winds reaching 49.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Waw?

The warmest month in Waw is April (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Waw?

Waw receives on average 2,559 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Waw?

Waw gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Waw?

Yes: Waw has on average 287 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Waw?

In Waw, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 8 May 2003, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 25 December 1999.

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