Bhamo weather in January

In January, Bhamo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 12 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bhamo's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bhamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:51 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
18%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Bhamo is city in Myanmar.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Bhamo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22312
32312
42312
52312
62312
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212412
222412
232412
242412
252412
262412
272412
282413
292513
302513
312513

How January really feels in Bhamo

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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bhamo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°121.810.79.2
Feb27° / 15°81.511.28.6
Mar30° / 19°132.411.86.1
Apr33° / 22°315.712.54.2
May32° / 24°18218.313.23.4
Jun30° / 25°37328.713.52.6
Jul29° / 25°46330.413.32.6
Aug30° / 25°47230.312.82.7
Sep30° / 24°28226.712.23.0
Oct29° / 22°11816.911.44.9
Nov27° / 18°31410.88.0
Dec24° / 14°71.310.59.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
59010
69010
79010
8919
9928
10928
11928
12928
13937
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23937
24937
25937
26937
27928
28928
29928
30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bhamo gets around 12 mm of rain over 1.8 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
106
116
126
135
145
155
165
175
185
194
204
214
224
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255
265
275
285
295
305
315

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1325513
2335512
3345412
4355411
5365311
6365410
7375310
837549
938539
1039538
1139547
1240537
1341536
1442535
1543525
1644515
1745514
1846504
1947494
2048484
2149474
2250474
2350464
2450464
2550464
2650464
2750464
2850464
2950474
3049474
3148484

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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135calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:495:20
210.56:495:21
310.56:495:21
410.56:495:22
510.56:505:22
610.66:505:23
710.66:505:24
810.66:505:24
910.66:505:25
1010.66:505:26
1110.66:515:26
1210.66:515:27
1310.66:515:28
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1610.76:515:30
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1910.76:515:32
2010.76:515:33
2110.76:515:33
2210.76:505:34
2310.76:505:35
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2710.86:495:38
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2910.86:495:39
3010.96:495:40
3110.96:485:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bhamo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bhamo's monsoon runs June–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 Bhamo?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Bhamo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bhamo in January

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

In January, Bhamo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Bhamo in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bhamo peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 17UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec5High

Air quality in Bhamo 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 Bhamo is worst in April — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.6× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateApr 1499 µg/m³Jul 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr107Unhealthy
May26Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bhamo?

Bhamo sits at 24.3°N, 97.2°E, 115 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Shwegu, 45 km away.

Topography around Bhamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bhamo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Bhamo is covered by trees (45%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
591 m
80 km
2,473 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Shwegu 45 km · Lakang 46 km · Namhkam 65 km · Mu-se 73 km · Katha 91 km · Mohnyin 105 km · Hopin 109 km · Panglong 111 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 Bhamo (24.2526°, 97.2336°, elevation 115 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).