Danai in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Danai sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 88 mm of rain over about 15 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Danai's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Danai's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
88 mm
15 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
8.2
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Danai in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical winter day in Danai reaches about 24°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Danai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Danai weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°325.510.58.2
Feb25° / 14°416.911.17.7
Mar29° / 17°528.611.86.2
Apr31° / 20°881112.64.6
May31° / 23°32719.713.33.5
Jun30° / 25°71528.313.62.7
Jul29° / 25°91330.513.52.6
Aug30° / 25°63729.112.92.6
Sep30° / 24°42525.412.23.1
Oct29° / 22°24216.111.45.1
Nov26° / 17°354.910.77.9
Dec24° / 13°152.810.48.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Danai gets around 88 mm of rain over 15 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 3 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early December to 11 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Danai

In seasonPeak

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

Danai's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Danai?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Danai in Winter

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

In winter, Danai sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Danai in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Danai peaks around June 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 23UV 13Jan 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Danai in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Danai is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 9.8× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1437 µg/m³Dec 104 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr39Poor
May21Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep5Good
Oct4Good
Nov4Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Danai?

Danai sits at 26.4°N, 96.7°E, 211 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Hpākān, 92 km away.

MogaungMyitkyinaHopinMohnyinLakangShweguBhamo

Topography around Danai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Danai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,200 m.

The land around Danai is covered by trees (58%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
3,200 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Hpākān 92 km · Mogaung 119 km · Myitkyina 128 km · Hopin 153 km · Mohnyin 179 km · Lakang 195 km · Shwegu 237 km · Bhamo 240 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 Danai (26.3593°, 96.72°, elevation 211 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.