Southeast Asia · Nature travel

Best time to visit Bagan

Mid Dec–Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 31.8°C, with 0.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Bagan
Photo: Corto Maltese 1999 (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Bagan season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 94.4)Mid Jan: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jan: Best (season score 95.4)Early Feb: Best (season score 86.3)Mid Feb: Great (season score 74.1)Late Feb: Good (season score 64.5)Early Mar: Okay (season score 53.2)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 41.3)Late Mar: Fair (season score 32.0)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 19.4)Mid Apr: Avoid (season score 5.7)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 1.0)Early May: Avoid (season score 1.5)Mid May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late May: Avoid (season score 7.1)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 12.9)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 14.0)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 14.3)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 19.5)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 21.1)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 21.7)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 20.6)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 23.2)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 22.2)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 23.5)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 22.2)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 23.2)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 24.5)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 31.3)Late Oct: Fair (season score 39.2)Early Nov: Okay (season score 49.1)Mid Nov: Good (season score 57.6)Late Nov: Good (season score 71.4)Early Dec: Great (season score 74.6)Mid Dec: Best (season score 86.2)Late Dec: Best (season score 95.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 3 (Do not travel)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest31.5°C0.419.4%
FebruaryGreat34.4°C0.217.8%
MarchFair37.7°C0.529.0%
AprilAvoid39.9°C1.043.9%
MayAvoid38.6°C3.269.3%
JuneAvoid36.5°C4.485.6%
JulyOff-season35.5°C4.489.2%
AugustOff-season35.4°C4.689.2%
SeptemberOff-season35.6°C3.982.7%
OctoberFair35.2°C3.165.2%
NovemberGood34.4°C0.738.1%
DecemberGreat32.0°C0.431.8%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.