Dawei weather in October

In October, Dawei sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 264 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Dawei's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dawei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
264 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:52 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover
75%
7th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Dawei is city in Myanmar.

Founded
1751

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Dawei reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Dawei

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dawei weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°132.311.36.1
Feb31° / 22°132.811.55.6
Mar32° / 24°488.811.94.6
Apr32° / 25°12016.912.33.5
May30° / 25°37428.312.62.7
Jun29° / 25°57729.812.82.8
Jul28° / 24°71630.712.73.1
Aug28° / 24°73430.612.53.1
Sep29° / 24°51629.212.12.9
Oct30° / 24°26424.511.73.3
Nov31° / 23°507.411.35.0
Dec30° / 22°10211.26.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3991
41090
51090
61189
71288
81486
91486
101684
111882
122080
132080
142278
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Dawei gets around 264 mm of rain over 24.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
196
296
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794
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1091
1190
1288
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1583
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1779
1877
1975
2073
2170
2268
2366
2463
2560
2658
2755
2853
2950
3048
3145

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1002179
2002179
3002179
4002179
5002278
6002278
7002278
8002278
9002278
10002377
11002377
12002377
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17012772
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19112870
20112969
21123067
22123166
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27173755
28193852
291103950
301114047
311124145

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:505:42
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511.85:505:40
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in March across the year — October's 4.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Dawei

In seasonPeak

In October, Dawei sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dawei'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 October a good time to visit Dawei?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dawei.

What to pack for Dawei in October

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

In October, Dawei sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Dawei in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°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
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Dawei in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dawei peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Dawei in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dawei is worst in March — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodGoodMar 1737 µg/m³Sep 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr28Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dawei?

Dawei sits at 14.1°N, 98.2°E, 17 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Ye, 134 km away.

YePayathonzuBo PhloiKanchanaburiTha MuangChom BuengTha MakaPhotharam

Topography around Dawei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dawei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 465 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,554 m.

The land around Dawei is covered by artificial surfaces (27%), trees (24%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
465 m
80 km
1,554 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
October weather nearby: Ye 134 km · Payathonzu 139 km · Bo Phloi 145 km · Kanchanaburi 147 km · Tha Muang 157 km · Chom Bueng 160 km · Tha Maka 171 km · Photharam 184 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 Dawei (14.0823°, 98.1915°, elevation 17 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).