Bagan weather in April

In April, Bagan sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Bagan's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bagan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:56 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Bagan is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical April day in Bagan reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°45°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13824
23824
33824
43825
53825
63825
73825
83825
93825
103925
113926
123926
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143926
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How April really feels in Bagan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
28 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bagan weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°70.710.97.6
Feb32° / 18°10.211.35.2
Mar36° / 22°30.911.92.5
Apr39° / 26°122.512.50.9
May37° / 27°10112131.5
Jun34° / 26°9815.113.32.4
Jul34° / 26°9916.513.22.5
Aug33° / 26°13820.512.72.5
Sep33° / 26°18920.812.12.6
Oct32° / 24°14917.711.53.4
Nov30° / 21°314.3115.9
Dec28° / 18°70.910.77.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
2919
3919
4919
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12919
13919
14919
15919
169010
178911
188911
198812
208713
218713
228614
238515
248515
258416
268416
278416
288218
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308119

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Bagan gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
45
55
65
75
85
95
105
115
125
136
146
157
167
177
188
199
209
2110
2211
2312
2413
2514
2616
2717
2818
2919
3021

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
152044310
251843331
341743351
441643361
541542381
631441402
731340412
831239433
921138453
1021137474
1121035495
121834516
131732546
141631557
151630558
161528579
1704275910
1803256111
1903246112
2003236113
2102216215
2202206216
2302196118
2402186020
2502175922
2601165825
2701155727
2801135630
2901125433
3001115236

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:106:20
212.26:096:21
312.26:086:21
412.26:076:21
512.36:066:22
612.36:056:22
712.36:046:22
812.36:036:23
912.36:026:23
1012.46:016:23
1112.46:006:24
1212.45:596:24
1312.45:596:24
1412.45:586:25
1512.55:576:25
1612.55:566:25
1712.55:556:26
1812.55:546:26
1912.55:536:26
2012.65:536:27
2112.65:526:27
2212.65:516:27
2312.65:506:28
2412.65:506:28
2512.75:496:28
2612.75:486:29
2712.75:476:29
2812.75:476:29
2912.75:466:30
3012.85:456:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Bagan

In seasonPeak

In April, Bagan sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bagan sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Bagan's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Bagan?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bagan.

What to pack for Bagan in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Bagan sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bagan in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bagan peaks around July 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 21UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Bagan in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bagan is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1856 µg/m³Jul 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May26Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bagan?

Bagan sits at 21.2°N, 94.9°E, 62 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Pakokku, 24 km away.

Topography around Bagan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bagan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bagan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around Bagan is covered by water (30%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
332 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Pakokku 24 km · Chauk 35 km · Kyaukpadaung 46 km · Myingyan 57 km · Yesagyo 59 km · Yenangyaung 82 km · Monywa 104 km · Meiktila 105 km

Myanmar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / F / G / I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,489
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Buddhist 88%Christian 6%Muslim 4%Animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bagan (21.2006°, 94.9083°, elevation 62 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).