Kanbalu in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kanbalu sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 256 mm of rain over about 27 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 36°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Spring is Kanbalu's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kanbalu's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
36°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
256 mm
27 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
2.3
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Kanbalu in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 36°C.

A typical spring day in Kanbalu reaches about 36°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Kanbalu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
40 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kanbalu 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°61.110.78.4
Feb31° / 17°51.211.25.9
Mar35° / 21°111.711.83.3
Apr37° / 25°285.612.51.7
May35° / 26°21719.213.12.0
Jun33° / 26°20624.213.42.2
Jul33° / 26°19624.813.32.3
Aug32° / 26°22626.412.82.3
Sep32° / 25°26225.612.12.4
Oct31° / 24°19119.611.53.6
Nov29° / 20°384.710.96.5
Dec27° / 16°71.110.68.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kanbalu gets around 256 mm of rain over 27 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early March to 13 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kanbalu

In seasonPeak

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

Kanbalu'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 Kanbalu?

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.

2.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kanbalu.

What to pack for Kanbalu in Spring

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

In spring, Kanbalu sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kanbalu in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanbalu peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 19UV 12Dec 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Kanbalu 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 Kanbalu is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 1779 µg/m³Oct 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May26Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kanbalu?

Kanbalu sits at 23.2°N, 95.5°E, 177 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Ye-u, 49 km away.

MawlaikKyauktanMadayaMonywaKatha

Topography around Kanbalu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanbalu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,758 m.

The land around Kanbalu is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
1,758 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Ye-u 49 km · Shwebo 73 km · Mogok 106 km · Mawlaik 124 km · Kyauktan 126 km · Madaya 126 km · Monywa 128 km · Katha 137 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 Kanbalu (23.2033°, 95.5169°, elevation 177 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.