Manaung weather in January

In January, Manaung sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 6 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 82% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Manaung's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manaung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:55 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

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 Manaung reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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

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.

Manaung 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° / 23°60.7119.2
Feb26° / 23°20.311.49.2
Mar27° / 25°30.711.98.8
Apr28° / 27°242.312.47.5
May29° / 27°32820.212.94.4
Jun28° / 27°93429.413.13.1
Jul28° / 26°96930.7133.2
Aug27° / 26°77930.812.63.2
Sep28° / 26°47928.212.13.4
Oct29° / 27°23219.211.64.6
Nov28° / 26°514.811.17.1
Dec27° / 24°141.310.98.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28515
38515
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68515
78515
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30928
31928

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Manaung gets around 6 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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Rain chance (%)
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33
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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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1644473
2644473
3745463
4745453
5745453
6746452
7846442
8846442
9847432
10947422
11947422
12948421
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301339471
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
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514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
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1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:525:45
210.96:525:45
310.96:525:46
410.96:535:46
510.96:535:47
610.96:535:48
710.96:535:48
810.96:545:49
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1311.06:555:52
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2911.16:546:02
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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 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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255.5Bright
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295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Manaung

In seasonPeak

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

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

Manaung'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 Manaung?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Manaung in January

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

In January, Manaung sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Manaung 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 offshore 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
Dec28Warm

UV index in Manaung 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 Manaung peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highAug 13UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Manaung 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 Manaung is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 936 µg/m³Nov 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr36Poor
May26Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Manaung?

Manaung sits at 18.9°N, 93.7°E, 9 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Taungup, 54 km away.

KyeintaliPyayThayetmyoMyaydo

Topography around Manaung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manaung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,051 m.

The land around Manaung is covered by cropland (34%) and water (31%) within 3 km, water (59%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (61%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
289 m
80 km
1,051 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
January weather nearby: Taungup 54 km · Kyaukpyu 66 km · Ngapali 78 km · Ann 110 km · Kyeintali 124 km · Pyay 156 km · Thayetmyo 161 km · Myaydo 166 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 Manaung (18.8548°, 93.7291°, elevation 9 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).