Bagan weather in July

In July, Bagan sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 99 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Bagan's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bagan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:41 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Bagan is human settlement.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bagan reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Bagan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bagan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4595
5694
6694
7694
8694
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bagan gets around 99 mm of rain over 16.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
644
744
845
945
1046
1147
1248
1349
1450
1551
1652
1754
1855
1957
2058
2159
2260
2361
2461
2562
2663
2763
2864
2964
3064
3164

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16634
26733
36733
46832
56832
66832
76832
86832
96832
106832
116832
126832
136733
146634
156634
166535
176436
186238
196139
206040
215941
225842
235743
245644
255545
265446
275347
285248
295050
304951
314852

Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:356:52
213.35:366:52
313.35:366:52
413.35:366:52
513.35:376:52
613.35:376:52
713.25:376:52
813.25:386:52
913.25:386:52
1013.25:386:52
1113.25:396:52
1213.25:396:52
1313.25:406:52
1413.25:406:52
1513.25:406:51
1613.25:416:51
1713.25:416:51
1813.25:426:51
1913.15:426:51
2013.15:426:50
2113.15:436:50
2213.15:436:50
2313.15:446:49
2413.15:446:49
2513.15:446:49
2613.15:456:48
2713.05:456:48
2813.05:456:48
2913.05:466:47
3013.05:466:47
3113.05:476:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.78 kWh/m².

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 — July's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.6Bright
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274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Bagan

In seasonPeak

In July, Bagan sits inside its monsoon 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 July a good time to visit Bagan?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bagan.

What to pack for Bagan in July

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

In July, Bagan sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bagan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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
July 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).