Monywa weather in March

In March, Monywa sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Monywa's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monywa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:24 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
20%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Monywa is city of Myanmar (former Burma).

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Monywa reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Monywa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March 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 March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Monywa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°50.610.87.7
Feb32° / 18°20.611.25.1
Mar36° / 22°71.111.82.4
Apr39° / 26°184.112.50.8
May37° / 27°12114.7131.3
Jun35° / 27°11117.713.31.9
Jul35° / 27°11919.513.21.9
Aug34° / 26°16922.812.82.1
Sep33° / 26°21422.412.12.3
Oct32° / 25°16418.811.53.3
Nov30° / 21°354.710.95.9
Dec28° / 17°70.710.77.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4937
5937
6928
7919
8919
98911
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Monywa gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
32
42
52
62
72
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102
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
147421110
246431010
345441010
444451010
543461010
642471010
741481010
840491010
939501010
1038511010
1137511110
1236511120
1335511220
1434511320
1533511420
1631521520
1730521620
1828521730
1927521830
2025521940
2124502151
2223492261
2321482371
2420462581
2519442791
26184328101
27164130111
28154032121
29143833132
30133635152
31123536162

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:376:08
211.56:366:09
311.66:356:09
411.66:356:10
511.66:346:10
611.66:336:10
711.66:326:11
811.76:316:11
911.76:306:12
1011.76:296:12
1111.76:286:12
1211.86:286:13
1311.86:276:13
1411.86:266:14
1511.86:256:14
1611.86:246:14
1711.96:236:15
1811.96:226:15
1911.96:216:15
2011.96:206:16
2112.06:196:16
2212.06:186:16
2312.06:176:17
2412.06:166:17
2512.06:156:18
2612.16:146:18
2712.16:136:18
2812.16:126:19
2912.16:116:19
3012.16:106:19
3112.26:096:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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286.5Intense
296.5Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Monywa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monywa'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 March a good time to visit Monywa?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Monywa.

What to pack for Monywa in March

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

In March, Monywa sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Monywa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Monywa peaks around July 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighJul 21UV 12Dec 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Monywa in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Monywa is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1764 µg/m³Jul 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May30Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Monywa?

Monywa sits at 22.1°N, 95.1°E, 81 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Yesagyo, 54 km away.

Topography around Monywa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monywa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,380 m.

The land around Monywa is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
450 m
80 km
1,380 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Yesagyo 54 km · Myingyan 77 km · Shwebo 77 km · Ye-u 79 km · Pakokku 86 km · Sagaing 91 km · Amarapura 97 km · Mandalay 99 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 Monywa (22.1086°, 95.1358°, elevation 81 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).