Mawlamyine weather in January

In January, Mawlamyine sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mawlamyine's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mawlamyine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:35 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
26%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Mawlamyine is city 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mawlamyine reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mawlamyine weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°91.111.14.4
Feb35° / 21°60.711.43.2
Mar36° / 24°233.911.92.4
Apr36° / 26°6510.412.41.9
May33° / 26°3742712.82.0
Jun31° / 26°64229.8132.3
Jul30° / 25°73330.912.92.4
Aug30° / 25°71330.712.62.4
Sep31° / 25°46928.912.12.3
Oct33° / 25°16319.411.62.8
Nov34° / 24°274.311.23.9
Dec33° / 21°90.9114.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mawlamyine gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1482543191
2372544201
3372545201
4362645201
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6252646191
7252746191
8252746191
9252846181
10252847181
11252947171
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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 6 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
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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225calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 18 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 6:32 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:325:34
211.06:325:34
311.06:325:35
411.06:335:35
511.06:335:36
611.16:335:36
711.16:345:37
811.16:345:38
911.16:345:38
1011.16:345:39
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1211.16:355:40
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1911.16:365:44
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3111.36:355:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
55.0Bright
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245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mawlamyine

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mawlamyine's monsoon runs May–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 Mawlamyine?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mawlamyine for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mawlamyine in January

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

In January, Mawlamyine sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mawlamyine 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 30 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in January 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
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Mawlamyine in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mawlamyine peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mawlamyine 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 Mawlamyine is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (June, 15 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1649 µg/m³Jun 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr28Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mawlamyine?

Mawlamyine sits at 16.5°N, 97.6°E, 52 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Martaban, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Mawlamyine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mawlamyine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,844 m.

The land around Mawlamyine is covered by water (42%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), water (29%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
1,844 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Martaban 4.0 km · Hmaw Bi 16 km · Paung 23 km · Mudon 28 km · Hpa-An 44 km · Kyaikkami 46 km · Thaton 55 km · Thanbyuzayat 59 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 Mawlamyine (16.4905°, 97.6282°, elevation 52 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).