Kengtung weather in July

In July, Kengtung sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 319 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kengtung's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kengtung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
319 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:20 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
93%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kengtung reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12821
22721
32721
42721
52721
62721
72721
82721
92721
102721
112721
122721
132721
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282721
292721
302721
312721

Kengtung weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 20310.88.6
Feb26° / 10°112.111.38.6
Mar29° / 13°203.611.86.9
Apr30° / 17°457.512.55.3
May30° / 20°12516.1134.4
Jun28° / 21°18124.713.33.6
Jul27° / 21°31928.713.23.5
Aug27° / 21°30928.612.73.5
Sep27° / 20°18023.112.14.3
Oct26° / 18°9014.711.56.0
Nov25° / 14°355.3117.9
Dec23° / 11°183.510.78.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
16496
17496
18496
19496
20595
21595
22595
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kengtung gets around 319 mm of rain over 28.7 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
390
490
591
691
792
892
992
1092
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
2393
2493
2594
2694
2794
2894
2995
3095
3195

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58416
68416
78317
88317
98218
108218
118218
128119
138119
148119
158119
168119
178218
188218
198317
208317
218416
228416
238515
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258515
268614
278614
288614
298515
308515
318515

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:156:33
213.35:156:33
313.35:156:33
413.35:156:33
513.35:166:33
613.35:166:33
713.35:166:33
813.35:176:33
913.35:176:33
1013.35:186:33
1113.25:186:33
1213.25:186:33
1313.25:196:32
1413.25:196:32
1513.25:196:32
1613.25:206:32
1713.25:206:32
1813.25:216:32
1913.25:216:31
2013.25:216:31
2113.15:226:31
2213.15:226:30
2313.15:236:30
2413.15:236:30
2513.15:246:29
2613.15:246:29
2713.15:246:29
2813.15:256:28
2913.05:256:28
3013.05:266:27
3113.05:266:27

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 3.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kengtung

In seasonPeak

In July, Kengtung sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kengtung's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Kengtung?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kengtung.

What to pack for Kengtung in July

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

In July, Kengtung sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kengtung in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kengtung peaks around June 19 at about 14 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 19UV 14Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kengtung in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kengtung is worst in March — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.6× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 20104 µg/m³Jul 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kengtung?

Kengtung sits at 21.6°N, 99.9°E, 690 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Möng La, 10 km away.

TachilekMae SaiMuang SingBan Khoan

Topography around Kengtung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kengtung has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m around an average of 826 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,361 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,104 m.

The land around Kengtung is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
626 m
16 km
1,361 m
80 km
2,104 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Möng La 10 km · Möng Yang 35 km · Möng Yawng 67 km · Pangkham 99 km · Tachilek 132 km · Mae Sai 133 km · Muang Sing 135 km · Ban Khoan 143 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 Kengtung (21.6309°, 99.9268°, elevation 690 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. 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).