Buthidaung Town weather in January

In January, Buthidaung Town sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Buthidaung Town's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buthidaung Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:03 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
13%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Buthidaung Town is town in Rakhine State, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Buthidaung Town reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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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How January really feels in Buthidaung Town

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.

Buthidaung Town weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°60.610.98.9
Feb30° / 16°6111.36.9
Mar32° / 20°172.111.94.9
Apr33° / 23°346.412.53.8
May32° / 24°23620.2133.0
Jun30° / 25°62828.913.22.7
Jul29° / 25°74830.813.12.7
Aug29° / 25°56630.512.72.7
Sep30° / 24°37128.612.12.7
Oct30° / 23°20620.211.53.8
Nov29° / 20°405.2116.4
Dec27° / 16°111.210.88.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58812
68911
78911
88911
98911
109010
119010
12919
13928
14928
15928
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27937
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31928

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Buthidaung Town gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11455247
21556236
31656226
41756216
51856215
61956205
72056195
82156194
92355184
102455183
112554183
122655172
132853172
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173450151
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244045150
254044150
264144150
274143160
284143160
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:005:46
210.87:015:46
310.87:015:47
410.87:015:47
510.87:025:48
610.87:025:49
710.87:025:49
810.87:025:50
910.87:035:50
1010.87:035:51
1110.87:035:52
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1310.87:035:53
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1610.97:035:55
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1910.97:035:57
2010.97:035:58
2110.97:035:58
2210.97:035:59
2310.97:036:00
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2711.07:036:02
2811.07:036:03
2911.07:026:03
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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 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Buthidaung Town

In seasonPeak

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

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

Buthidaung Town'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 Buthidaung Town?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Buthidaung Town in January

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

In January, Buthidaung Town sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Buthidaung Town in January

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 32 km away) is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Buthidaung Town in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buthidaung Town peaks around August 9 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 9UV 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Buthidaung Town 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 Buthidaung Town is worst in April — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (September, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 1263 µg/m³Sep 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb50Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr65Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Buthidaung Town?

Buthidaung Town sits at 20.9°N, 92.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kyauktaw, 46 km away.

ChittagongKyaukpyuAnnHakha

Topography around Buthidaung Town

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buthidaung Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,301 m.

The land around Buthidaung Town is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
583 m
80 km
1,301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Kyauktaw 46 km · Mrauk U 76 km · Cox's Bazar 83 km · Sittwe 90 km · Chittagong 178 km · Kyaukpyu 193 km · Ann 199 km · Hakha 226 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 Buthidaung Town (20.8754°, 92.53°, elevation 8 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).