Magway in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Magway sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 132 mm of rain over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Magway's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Magway's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 37°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 132 mm; 17 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 1.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Magway in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C.

A typical spring day in Magway reaches about 37°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Magway

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

65 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Magway weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 15°	6	0.6	10.9	7.1
Feb	33° / 17°	1	0.2	11.3	4.7
Mar	37° / 21°	2	0.7	11.9	2.1
Apr	39° / 25°	15	2.2	12.4	0.8
May	37° / 26°	115	13.9	12.9	1.5
Jun	33° / 26°	200	24.8	13.2	2.2
Jul	32° / 25°	200	26.3	13.1	2.4
Aug	32° / 25°	204	27.7	12.7	2.3
Sep	32° / 25°	214	24.5	12.1	2.5
Oct	32° / 24°	142	18.4	11.5	3.3
Nov	31° / 21°	29	4.5	11	5.5
Dec	29° / 17°	8	1	10.8	7.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Magway gets around 132 mm of rain over 17 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Magway

In seasonPeak

In spring, Magway overlaps its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Magway's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Magway?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Magway.

What to pack for Magway in Spring

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

In spring, Magway sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Magway in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Magway peaks around August 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	9	10	9	13	10	13	13	11	10	8	6
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	13	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Magway in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Magway is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	35	52	63	47	25	15	14	15	15	17	22	29
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	35	Moderate
Feb	52	Poor
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	47	Poor
May	25	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Magway?

Magway sits at 20.1°N, 94.9°E, 60 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Minbu, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Magway

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magway has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,860 m.

The land around Magway is covered by trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (30%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

53 m

trees 28%

16 km

236 m

cropland 52%

80 km

1,860 m

cropland 41%

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Spring weather nearby: Minbu 7.0 km · Yenangyaung 36 km · Taungdwingyi 66 km · Kyaukpadaung 80 km · Chauk 84 km · Myaydo 92 km · Thayetmyo 96 km · Ann 100 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

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 Magway (20.1496°, 94.9325°, elevation 60 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.