Yamethin climate — normals and trends
Yamethin (Myanmar) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,137 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Yamethin averages 0 frost days, 169 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Yamethin has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 12 May 2010) and the coldest 5.8 °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
YamethinMandalay Region
- coords
- 20.43°, 96.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,137mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
169 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
224 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
42.5 °C
12 May 2010
Coldest day
5.8 °C
18 January 1954
Wettest day
177 mm
11 September 2024
Windiest day
35.5 km/h
19 May 1992
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
19 May 1992
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
16 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.3 °C
18 January 1954
Sunniest day
13.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 35.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 28 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 239 mm | +125 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 290 mm | +109 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 332 mm | +145 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 203 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 221 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 106 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 50 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yamethin?
Yamethin has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,137 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yamethin?
The hottest day measured in Yamethin between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 2010, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yamethin?
The coldest day measured in Yamethin between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1954, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Yamethin?
Almost never: Yamethin sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Yamethin warmed?
Yes: Yamethin warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yamethin?
The wettest day measured in Yamethin between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 2024, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yamethin?
The windiest day measured in Yamethin between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1992, with winds reaching 35.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yamethin?
The warmest month in Yamethin is April (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Yamethin?
Yamethin receives on average 1,137 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yamethin?
Yamethin gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Yamethin?
Yes: Yamethin has on average 224 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yamethin?
In Yamethin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 16 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 18 January 1954.
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