Mawlamyine in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Mawlamyine sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 461 mm of rain over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

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

Avg daytime high
35°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
461 mm
41 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
2.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Mawlamyine in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Mawlamyine reaches about 35°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Mawlamyine

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
92
92 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mawlamyine 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.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Mawlamyine gets around 461 mm of rain over 41 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Mawlamyine

In seasonPeak

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

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 spring a good time to visit Mawlamyine?

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.

2.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mawlamyine.

What to pack for Mawlamyine in Spring

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

In spring, Mawlamyine sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 41 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mawlamyine in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 30°C across spring — 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 Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 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 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 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
Spring 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.