Katha in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Katha sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 312 mm of rain over about 30 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 34°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Avg daytime high: 34°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 312 mm; 30 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 3.0; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Katha in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C.

A typical spring day in Katha reaches about 34°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Katha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

25 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Katha 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	27° / 13°	10	1.7	10.7	8.6
Feb	30° / 15°	11	1.6	11.2	6.6
Mar	34° / 19°	16	2.9	11.8	4.0
Apr	36° / 23°	41	7.1	12.5	2.5
May	34° / 25°	256	20.2	13.2	2.4
Jun	32° / 26°	348	27.9	13.5	2.2
Jul	31° / 26°	313	28.7	13.3	2.3
Aug	31° / 26°	309	28	12.8	2.4
Sep	31° / 25°	295	26	12.1	2.6
Oct	30° / 23°	178	18.5	11.4	4.0
Nov	29° / 19°	31	4.1	10.8	7.0
Dec	26° / 14°	8	1.3	10.5	8.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Katha gets around 312 mm of rain over 30 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early March to 13 h 24 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 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Katha

In seasonPeak

In spring, 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 spring a good time to visit Katha?

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.

3.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Katha.

What to pack for Katha in Spring

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

In spring, Katha sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Katha 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	7	7	7	11	9	13	11	10	8	7	5
Level	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	High
Feb	7	High
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	7	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	5	High

Air quality in Katha 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	18	32	69	60	25	18	13	14	12	10	11	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	69	Unhealthy
Apr	60	Unhealthy
May	25	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	14	Moderate

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.

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

trees 33%

16 km

901 m

trees 47%

80 km

1,594 m

trees 77%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring 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

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.