Kyaukse weather in January

In January, Kyaukse sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 7 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kyaukse's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyaukse's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
14%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Kyaukse is town in Myanmar.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kyaukse reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12814
22814
32814
42814
52814
62814
72813
82813
92813
102813
112813
122813
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252913
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272913
282913
293013
303013
313013

How January really feels in Kyaukse

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.

Kyaukse weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 13°70.810.87.9
Feb32° / 15°20.411.35.7
Mar35° / 19°60.911.83.3
Apr37° / 24°132.712.51.9
May36° / 26°8310.4132.2
Jun34° / 26°891213.32.7
Jul33° / 26°9012.913.22.9
Aug32° / 26°17318.412.73.0
Sep32° / 25°24618.412.13.1
Oct31° / 23°16117.711.53.7
Nov30° / 19°384.4116.0
Dec28° / 15°121.210.77.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% 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 7%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
28911
38911
48911
58911
68911
79010
8919
9919
10919
11919
12928
13937
14937
15937
16946
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kyaukse gets around 7 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
34
44
54
64
74
84
93
103
113
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172
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292
302
312

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12356174
22454175
32554174
42653174
52852164
62951164
73050164
83151153
93350143
103450143
113549133
123649122
133849122
143949112
154048101
16424891
17434891
18444781
19454771
20464671
21474671
22484570
23494460
24514360
25524260
26534160
27544060
28544060
29553960
30563860
31563860

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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95calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:485:30
210.76:485:30
310.76:485:31
410.76:485:32
510.76:495:32
610.76:495:33
710.76:495:33
810.76:495:34
910.86:505:35
1010.86:505:35
1110.86:505:36
1210.86:505:37
1310.86:505:37
1410.86:505:38
1510.86:505:39
1610.86:505:39
1710.86:505:40
1810.86:505:41
1910.86:505:41
2010.96:505:42
2110.96:505:43
2210.96:505:43
2310.96:505:44
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2510.96:505:45
2610.96:505:46
2711.06:495:46
2811.06:495:47
2911.06:495:48
3011.06:495:48
3111.06:495:49

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kyaukse

In seasonPeak

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

Kyaukse's monsoon runs August–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Kyaukse?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kyaukse in January

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

In January, Kyaukse sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 13°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kyaukse in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyaukse peaks around July 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 21UV 12Dec 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Kyaukse 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 Kyaukse is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1668 µg/m³Jul 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May29Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyaukse?

Kyaukse sits at 21.6°N, 96.1°E, 86 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Sagaing, 34 km away.

Topography around Kyaukse

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyaukse has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,292 m.

The land around Kyaukse is covered by cropland (45%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
552 m
80 km
2,292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Sagaing 34 km · Amarapura 35 km · Mandalay 41 km · Wundwin 58 km · Pyin Oo Lwin 58 km · Madaya 67 km · Myingyan 79 km · Lawksawk 86 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 Kyaukse (21.6056°, 96.1351°, elevation 86 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).