Kalaw in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kalaw sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 222 mm of rain over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Kalaw's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kalaw's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 30°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 18°C
Rainfall: 222 mm; 25 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 5.6; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kalaw in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical spring day in Kalaw reaches about 30°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

Kalaw weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 10°	9	1.2	10.9	9.3
Feb	27° / 12°	4	0.8	11.3	8.8
Mar	29° / 15°	7	1.2	11.9	7.1
Apr	31° / 19°	25	4	12.5	5.5
May	29° / 20°	190	20.2	13	4.1
Jun	27° / 21°	305	29.2	13.2	3.3
Jul	26° / 21°	321	30.2	13.1	3.3
Aug	26° / 21°	357	30.4	12.7	3.3
Sep	27° / 20°	341	28.6	12.1	3.5
Oct	27° / 19°	221	24.8	11.5	4.4
Nov	26° / 15°	50	7.1	11	7.5
Dec	24° / 12°	12	2	10.8	8.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kalaw gets around 222 mm of rain over 25 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kalaw

In seasonPeak

In spring, Kalaw overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kalaw's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Kalaw?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

7.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kalaw in Spring

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

In spring, Kalaw sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kalaw in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Kalaw peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	9	10	9	13	9	13	13	12	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	13	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Kalaw in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kalaw is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	28	46	76	47	23	12	10	11	12	14	17	22
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	76	Unhealthy
Apr	47	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	10	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kalaw?

Kalaw sits at 20.6°N, 96.6°E, 1,323 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Aungban, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kalaw

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalaw has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m around an average of 1,365 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,480 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,319 m.

The land around Kalaw is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (38%), grassland (35%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), trees (32%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

480 m

grassland 46%

16 km

1,480 m

trees 38%

80 km

2,319 m

cropland 40%

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Spring weather nearby: Aungban 8.0 km · Heho 29 km · Nyaung Shwe 39 km · Yamethin 50 km · Taunggyi 52 km · Pyawbwe 54 km · Lawksawk 75 km · Wundwin 76 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

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 Kalaw (20.6346°, 96.5645°, elevation 1,323 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.