Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Mandalay

Early Dec–Late Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 29.9°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Mandalay
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Season calendar

Mandalay season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 94.6)Mid Jan: Best (season score 99.8)Late Jan: Best (season score 96.0)Early Feb: Great (season score 84.6)Mid Feb: Great (season score 72.1)Late Feb: Good (season score 61.7)Early Mar: Okay (season score 48.3)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 33.9)Late Mar: Off-season (season score 25.0)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 21.5)Mid Apr: Avoid (season score 7.9)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early May: Avoid (season score 6.8)Mid May: Avoid (season score 2.8)Late May: Avoid (season score 10.5)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 10.6)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 11.6)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 11.0)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 13.1)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 13.7)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 14.8)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 18.2)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 18.9)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 17.6)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 24.2)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 23.0)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 23.1)Early Oct: Fair (season score 28.7)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 34.9)Late Oct: Okay (season score 44.2)Early Nov: Good (season score 58.2)Mid Nov: Great (season score 71.7)Late Nov: Great (season score 85.6)Early Dec: Best (season score 87.5)Mid Dec: Best (season score 95.1)Late Dec: Best (season score 100.0)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
JanuaryBest30.1°C0.518.0%
FebruaryGreat33.6°C0.317.3%
MarchFair37.3°C0.727.5%
AprilAvoid38.8°C1.343.7%
MayAvoid37.0°C3.069.6%
JuneAvoid35.7°C4.286.3%
JulyAvoid35.5°C3.692.9%
AugustOff-season34.6°C4.191.9%
SeptemberOff-season34.3°C3.182.1%
OctoberFair33.7°C2.862.0%
NovemberGreat31.9°C0.933.8%
DecemberBest29.8°C0.625.2%

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.

Weather station: MANDALAY(3 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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