Kyeintali weather in January

In January, Kyeintali sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 9 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kyeintali's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyeintali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:50 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
21%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Kyeintali is town in Gwa township, Rakhine state, Myanmar.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kyeintali reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Kyeintali

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.

Kyeintali weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°90.5117.8
Feb30° / 20°00.111.47.1
Mar31° / 22°50.911.96.1
Apr32° / 25°222.812.45.1
May31° / 25°23419.912.83.5
Jun29° / 25°77429.513.12.9
Jul28° / 25°85930.4133.1
Aug28° / 24°77030.512.63.1
Sep29° / 25°48328.612.12.9
Oct30° / 25°25025.311.63.2
Nov30° / 23°446.411.25.4
Dec29° / 21°6110.97.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
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48416
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68416
78416
88416
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kyeintali gets around 9 mm of rain over 0.5 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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Rain chance (%)
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43
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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 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10841465
20942455
30942444
411043424
511044414
611145394
711246384
811346364
911347354
1011448333
1111549313
1211650303
1321750283
1421752272
1521853252
1621953242
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1832054221
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2032154211
2132154211
2232254201
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2532256190
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2732356180
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 12 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 6:47 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:475:43
210.96:475:44
310.96:485:44
411.06:485:45
511.06:485:46
611.06:495:46
711.06:495:47
811.06:495:47
911.06:495:48
1011.06:505:49
1111.06:505:49
1211.06:505:50
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1911.16:515:54
2011.16:515:55
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2711.16:505:59
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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 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kyeintali

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kyeintali'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 Kyeintali?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kyeintali in January

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

In January, Kyeintali sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Kyeintali in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 18 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February 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
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Kyeintali in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyeintali peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 13UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kyeintali 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 Kyeintali is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateMar 1537 µg/m³Nov 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr29Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyeintali?

Kyeintali sits at 18.0°N, 94.5°E, 7 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Gwa, 47 km away.

Pyay

Topography around Kyeintali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyeintali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 968 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,245 m.

The land around Kyeintali is covered by trees (43%) and mangroves (28%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
968 m
80 km
1,245 m
treesgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Gwa 47 km · Ngapali 51 km · Ingabu 85 km · Myanaung 93 km · Taungup 98 km · Kyonpyaw 109 km · Hinthada 110 km · Pyay 119 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 Kyeintali (18.0061°, 94.49°, elevation 7 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).