Kyaukpyu weather in January

In January, Kyaukpyu sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 8 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kyaukpyu's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyaukpyu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:57 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
16%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Kyaukpyu is city.

Founded
1838

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kyaukpyu reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Kyaukpyu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kyaukpyu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 22°80.7119.3
Feb25° / 23°30.711.39.3
Mar27° / 25°51.111.98.8
Apr28° / 27°203.512.47.4
May29° / 27°32220.612.94.4
Jun28° / 27°88329.413.13.1
Jul28° / 26°92630.813.13.2
Aug27° / 26°76030.712.73.2
Sep28° / 26°44527.612.13.4
Oct29° / 27°21818.311.64.7
Nov28° / 26°504.911.17.2
Dec26° / 24°16110.88.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kyaukpyu gets around 8 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111255311
211256301
311256301
411355301
511355301
611355301
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1021454291
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:545:44
210.96:545:45
310.96:545:46
410.96:545:46
510.96:555:47
610.96:555:47
710.96:555:48
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.56 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kyaukpyu

In seasonPeak

None of Kyaukpyu's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Kyaukpyu?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Kyaukpyu for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kyaukpyu in January

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

In January, Kyaukpyu sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kyaukpyu in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Kyaukpyu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyaukpyu peaks around August 11 at about 13 (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 highHighAug 11UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kyaukpyu in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kyaukpyu is worst in April — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1243 µg/m³Nov 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr44Poor
May29Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyaukpyu?

Kyaukpyu sits at 19.4°N, 93.6°E, 4 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Ann, 66 km away.

Mrauk UNgapaliMinbuMagway

Topography around Kyaukpyu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyaukpyu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m.

The land around Kyaukpyu is covered by water (61%) within 3 km, water (62%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Ann 66 km · Manaung 66 km · Taungup 96 km · Sittwe 105 km · Mrauk U 135 km · Ngapali 137 km · Minbu 162 km · Magway 165 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 Kyaukpyu (19.4279°, 93.5513°, elevation 4 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).