Kayan weather in October

In October, Kayan sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 176 mm of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kayan's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
19.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Kayan is village in Yangon Region, Myanmar.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical October day in Kayan reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Kayan

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Kayan weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°40.811.14.9
Feb35° / 19°30.411.43.4
Mar37° / 23°111.911.92.0
Apr38° / 26°465.212.41.2
May35° / 27°29222.812.81.7
Jun32° / 26°49829.7132.1
Jul31° / 25°54130.712.92.2
Aug31° / 25°54130.912.62.2
Sep32° / 25°39428.912.12.2
Oct33° / 25°17619.911.62.9
Nov33° / 23°344.211.24.3
Dec32° / 20°50.7115.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
32179
42179
52278
62476
72575
82674
92872
103070
113268
123466
133664
143862
154060
164258
174456
184654
194852
204951
215050
225248
235347
245347
255545
265644
275743
285842
295941
306040
316238

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kayan gets around 176 mm of rain over 19.9 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 63% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
286
386
485
584
683
782
880
979
1077
1176
1274
1372
1470
1568
1666
1763
1861
1958
2056
2154
2251
2349
2447
2545
2643
2741
2839
2937
3035
3133

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10199
20199
30199
40199
50298
60298
70298
80298
90397
100397
110397
120496
130496
140496
150595
161594
171594
181594
191693
201792
211792
222890
2321088
2421187
2521385
2631582
2731780
2841977
2942175
3052471
3152669

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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126calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 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 5:57 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:575:48
211.85:575:47
311.85:585:47
411.85:585:46
511.85:585:45
611.85:585:44
711.85:585:44
811.75:595:43
911.75:595:42
1011.75:595:41
1111.75:595:41
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1311.76:005:39
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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 4.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kayan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kayan'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 Kayan?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kayan.

What to pack for Kayan in October

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

In October, Kayan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kayan 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 at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°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
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Kayan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kayan peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 12UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kayan 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 Kayan is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (June, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1145 µg/m³Jun 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr36Poor
May23Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kayan?

Kayan sits at 16.9°N, 96.6°E, 13 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Thongwa, 17 km away.

Topography around Kayan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 760 m.

The land around Kayan is covered by cropland (65%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
760 m
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October weather nearby: Thongwa 17 km · Thanhlyin 36 km · Thanlyin 37 km · Kyauktan 39 km · Hlegu 42 km · Thanatpin 43 km · Pazundaung 43 km · Shwenatha 43 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 Kayan (16.908°, 96.5604°, elevation 13 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).