Katha in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Katha sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 504 mm of rain over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early September to 28°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels miserable.

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

Avg daytime high
30°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
504 mm
49 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
4.5
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Katha in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early September to 28°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Katha reaches about 30°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Katha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 63 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
63
16 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Katha weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°101.710.78.6
Feb30° / 15°111.611.26.6
Mar34° / 19°162.911.84.0
Apr36° / 23°417.112.52.5
May34° / 25°25620.213.22.4
Jun32° / 26°34827.913.52.2
Jul31° / 26°31328.713.32.3
Aug31° / 26°3092812.82.4
Sep31° / 25°2952612.12.6
Oct30° / 23°17818.511.44.0
Nov29° / 19°314.110.87.0
Dec26° / 14°81.310.58.6

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Katha gets around 504 mm of rain over 49 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 3 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early September to 10 h 36 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 3.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Katha

In seasonPeak

In fall, Katha overlaps its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

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

Is fall a good time to visit Katha?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Katha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Katha in Fall

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

In fall, Katha sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 49 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Katha in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Katha peaks around July 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 18UV 12Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar7Very high
Apr7Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec5High

Air quality in Katha in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Katha is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 2167 µg/m³Oct 2010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May25Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Katha?

Katha sits at 24.2°N, 96.3°E, 102 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Shwegu, 46 km away.

KanbaluMogaung

Topography around Katha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 901 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,594 m.

The land around Katha is covered by trees (33%), cropland (29%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
901 m
80 km
1,594 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Fall weather nearby: Shwegu 46 km · Kyauktan 47 km · Mohnyin 67 km · Bhamo 91 km · Hopin 93 km · Lakang 101 km · Kanbalu 137 km · Mogaung 139 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 Katha (24.1754°, 96.3414°, elevation 102 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.