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Mandalay, Myanmar climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Mandalay has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 99°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 57°F at night. Precipitation totals about 28 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 7.8 inches while February barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMandalay climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 86 | 91 | 96 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 71 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 80 | 74 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 61 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 86 | 91 | 96 | 100 | 99 | 96 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 71 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 89 | 87 |
| Avg low (°F) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 96 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 80 | 74 |
| Avg low (°F) | 78 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 61 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 2 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 18 | 19 | 27 | 43 | 68 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 81 | 62 | 35 | 24 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 25 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6 | 18 | 23 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 44 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 18 | 19 | 27 | 43 | 68 | 84 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 25 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 48 | 59 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 91 | 90 | 81 | 62 | 35 | 24 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6 | 18 | 23 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 29 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 44 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 2 years of daily observations at Mandalay, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.