Mawlaik weather in August

In August, Mawlaik sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 350 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mawlaik's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mawlaik's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
350 mm
27.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:52 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mawlaik reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13126
23126
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43126
53126
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113125
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133125
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283125
293125
303125
313125

How August really feels in Mawlaik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mawlaik weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 12°30.510.79.1
Feb28° / 14°30.411.27.8
Mar32° / 17°60.911.85.2
Apr34° / 21°101.812.53.5
May34° / 24°1219.413.13.0
Jun33° / 26°26422.313.42.5
Jul32° / 26°35527.113.32.4
Aug31° / 25°35027.212.82.5
Sep31° / 25°3142412.12.9
Oct30° / 23°15916.311.44.5
Nov28° / 18°222.910.97.7
Dec25° / 14°40.710.69.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14496
15496
16496
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mawlaik gets around 350 mm of rain over 27.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 88% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
389
489
589
689
789
889
989
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1590
1690
1789
1889
1989
2088
2188
2287
2387
2486
2586
2686
2785
2885
2985
3085
3185

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 100% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
100100
110100
120100
130100
140100
150100
160100
170100
180100
190100
200100
210100
220100
230100
240100
250100
260100
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:456:52
213.15:466:51
313.15:466:50
413.15:476:50
513.05:476:49
613.05:476:49
713.05:486:48
813.05:486:47
913.05:496:47
1012.95:496:46
1112.95:506:45
1212.95:506:44
1312.95:506:44
1412.95:516:43
1512.85:516:42
1612.85:526:41
1712.85:526:40
1812.85:526:40
1912.85:536:39
2012.75:536:38
2112.75:546:37
2212.75:546:36
2312.75:546:35
2412.75:556:34
2512.65:556:33
2612.65:566:32
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2912.55:576:30
3012.55:576:29
3112.55:576:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mawlaik

In seasonPeak

In August, Mawlaik sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Mawlaik'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 August a good time to visit Mawlaik?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mawlaik.

What to pack for Mawlaik in August

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

In August, Mawlaik sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Mawlaik in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mawlaik peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 19UV 13Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct7Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec5High

Air quality in Mawlaik in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mawlaik is worst in March — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.9× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 19112 µg/m³Oct 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar119Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mawlaik?

Mawlaik sits at 23.6°N, 94.4°E, 129 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kalemyo, 61 km away.

KanbaluTatkonHakhaYe-uKyauktanShwebo

Topography around Mawlaik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mawlaik has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,592 m.

The land around Mawlaik is covered by trees (57%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
248 m
16 km
864 m
80 km
2,592 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kalemyo 61 km · Tamu 65 km · Kanbalu 124 km · Tatkon 134 km · Hakha 137 km · Ye-u 143 km · Kyauktan 167 km · Shwebo 178 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 Mawlaik (23.6425°, 94.4048°, elevation 129 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). 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).