Bago weather in January

In January, Bago sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bago's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bago's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:41 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
25%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Bago is capital city of Bago Region, Myanmar.

Founded
1152

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bago reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Bago

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bago weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°40.811.15.1
Feb35° / 19°30.411.43.6
Mar37° / 22°101.711.91.9
Apr38° / 26°44512.41.0
May35° / 26°29022.512.81.7
Jun31° / 26°53029.6132.1
Jul31° / 25°56230.712.92.3
Aug31° / 25°54830.712.62.3
Sep31° / 25°38128.812.12.2
Oct32° / 25°17019.511.63.0
Nov33° / 23°344.411.24.4
Dec32° / 20°60.9115.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28119
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bago gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118443413
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:385:37
211.06:385:37
311.06:385:38
411.06:395:38
511.06:395:39
611.06:395:39
711.06:405:40
811.06:405:41
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bago

In seasonPeak

None of Bago's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Bago's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Bago?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Bago for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bago in January

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

In January, Bago sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bago in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 48 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Bago in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Bago peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Bago in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Bago is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1145 µg/m³Jun 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr36Poor
May23Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bago?

Bago sits at 17.3°N, 96.5°E, 18 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Thanatpin, 11 km away.

Topography around Bago

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m.

The land around Bago is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
84 m
80 km
1,076 m
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January weather nearby: Thanatpin 11 km · Waw 26 km · Hlegu 38 km · Kayan 48 km · San Chaung 49 km · Kone Ta La Paung 51 km · Shwenatha 51 km · Thin Gan Kyun Gyi 54 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 Bago (17.3352°, 96.4814°, elevation 18 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).