Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Yangon

Mid Dec–Early Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 33.4°C, with 0.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Yangon
Photo: Jean-Marie Hullot (CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Yangon season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 94.5)Mid Jan: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jan: Best (season score 90.5)Early Feb: Best (season score 87.1)Mid Feb: Good (season score 70.6)Late Feb: Good (season score 59.6)Early Mar: Okay (season score 51.9)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 39.2)Late Mar: Fair (season score 35.6)Early Apr: Off-season (season score 24.5)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 16.5)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 8.0)Early May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid May: Avoid (season score 0.3)Late May: Avoid (season score 8.9)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 21.6)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 25.2)Late Jun: Fair (season score 28.7)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 27.7)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 30.3)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 26.1)Early Aug: Fair (season score 29.6)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 28.3)Late Aug: Fair (season score 29.0)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 24.4)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 25.4)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 25.0)Early Oct: Avoid (season score 13.1)Mid Oct: Off-season (season score 26.3)Late Oct: Fair (season score 36.5)Early Nov: Okay (season score 46.6)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 56.3)Late Nov: Good (season score 68.5)Early Dec: Great (season score 81.1)Mid Dec: Best (season score 89.1)Late Dec: Best (season score 93.3)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
JanuaryBest33.2°C0.329.9%
FebruaryGreat35.3°C0.326.9%
MarchFair37.0°C0.530.5%
AprilOff-season37.7°C1.641.1%
MayAvoid34.8°C5.180.1%
JuneOff-season31.5°C7.294.9%
JulyOff-season30.9°C7.596.0%
AugustFair30.8°C7.696.1%
SeptemberOff-season31.5°C6.491.1%
OctoberOff-season33.0°C4.671.5%
NovemberOkay33.8°C1.346.4%
DecemberBest33.2°C0.334.7%

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: YANGON INTL(9 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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