Mu-se weather in August

In August, Mu-se sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 315 mm of rain across 29.3 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Mu-se's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mu-se's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 315 mm; 29.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 48 min; 5:37 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover: 89%; 11th clearest
Wind: 3 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mu-se reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	21
2	27	21
3	27	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	27	21
14	27	21
15	27	21
16	27	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20
31	27	20

Mu-se weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 7°	27	3.1	10.7	8.3
Feb	24° / 9°	22	3.3	11.2	8.6
Mar	26° / 12°	29	4.4	11.8	8.0
Apr	28° / 16°	59	9.4	12.5	6.4
May	28° / 19°	192	19.9	13.1	5.0
Jun	27° / 21°	287	28.2	13.5	3.5
Jul	26° / 21°	367	30.2	13.3	3.3
Aug	27° / 21°	315	29.3	12.8	3.5
Sep	27° / 20°	215	25.4	12.1	3.9
Oct	26° / 17°	146	19.2	11.4	5.4
Nov	24° / 12°	54	6.7	10.8	7.8
Dec	22° / 9°	15	2.7	10.5	8.2

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 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	13	13
Cloudier (%)	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	90	90	90	90	88	88	88	88	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mu-se gets around 315 mm of rain over 29.3 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 94% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	96
14	96
15	95
16	95
17	94
18	94
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	58	57	56	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	65	67	68	69	70	72
Oppressive (%)	42	43	44	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	36	35	33	32	31	30	28

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	72	28

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	3	calm
5	3	calm
6	3	calm
7	3	calm
8	3	calm
9	3	calm
10	3	calm
11	3	calm
12	3	calm
13	3	calm
14	3	calm
15	3	calm
16	3	calm
17	3	calm
18	3	calm
19	3	calm
20	3	calm
21	3	calm
22	3	calm
23	3	calm
24	3	calm
25	3	calm
26	3	calm
27	3	calm
28	3	calm
29	3	calm
30	3	calm
31	3	calm

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 5:31 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:14 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.1	5:31	6:38
2	13.1	5:31	6:38
3	13.1	5:32	6:37
4	13.1	5:32	6:36
5	13.1	5:33	6:36
6	13.0	5:33	6:35
7	13.0	5:33	6:34
8	13.0	5:34	6:34
9	13.0	5:34	6:33
10	13.0	5:35	6:32
11	12.9	5:35	6:32
12	12.9	5:36	6:31
13	12.9	5:36	6:30
14	12.9	5:36	6:29
15	12.9	5:37	6:29
16	12.8	5:37	6:28
17	12.8	5:38	6:27
18	12.8	5:38	6:26
19	12.8	5:38	6:25
20	12.8	5:39	6:24
21	12.7	5:39	6:23
22	12.7	5:40	6:22
23	12.7	5:40	6:22
24	12.7	5:40	6:21
25	12.6	5:41	6:20
26	12.6	5:41	6:19
27	12.6	5:42	6:18
28	12.6	5:42	6:17
29	12.6	5:42	6:16
30	12.5	5:43	6:15
31	12.5	5:43	6:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.5	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.6	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mu-se

In seasonPeak

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

Mu-se's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mu-se?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mu-se.

What to pack for Mu-se in August

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

In August, Mu-se sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Mu-se in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mu-se peaks around July 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	8	9	9	12	13	14	12	11	9	8	6
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	14	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Mu-se 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 Mu-se is worst in April — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.3× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	27	57	67	26	15	11	12	13	13	16	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	57	Unhealthy
Apr	67	Unhealthy
May	26	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mu-se?

Mu-se sits at 24.0°N, 97.9°E, 828 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Namhkam, 29 km away.

Topography around Mu-se

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mu-se has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 797 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,060 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,720 m.

The land around Mu-se is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km

200 m

artificial surfaces 49%

16 km

1,060 m

trees 56%

80 km

2,720 m

trees 80%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← July Mu-se year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Namhkam 29 km · Panglong 43 km · Kutkai 60 km · Bhamo 73 km · Laukkai 94 km · Lakang 103 km · Shwegu 116 km · Lashio 119 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

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 Mu-se (23.9974°, 97.9011°, elevation 828 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	21
2	27	21
3	27	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	27	21
14	27	21
15	27	21
16	27	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20
31	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	96
14	96
15	95
16	95
17	94
18	94
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	72	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	21
2	27	21
3	27	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	27	21
14	27	21
15	27	21
16	27	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20
31	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	96
14	96
15	95
16	95
17	94
18	94
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	72	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	21
2	27	21
3	27	21
4	27	21
5	27	21
6	27	21
7	27	21
8	27	21
9	27	21
10	27	21
11	27	21
12	27	21
13	27	21
14	27	21
15	27	21
16	27	21
17	27	21
18	27	21
19	27	21
20	27	21
21	27	21
22	27	21
23	27	21
24	27	21
25	27	21
26	27	21
27	27	20
28	27	20
29	27	20
30	27	20
31	27	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	6	94
3	6	94
4	6	94
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	7	93
12	7	93
13	7	93
14	7	93
15	7	93
16	7	93
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	9	91
22	10	90
23	10	90
24	10	90
25	10	90
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	12	88
29	12	88
30	13	87
31	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	97
7	97
8	97
9	97
10	97
11	97
12	97
13	96
14	96
15	95
16	95
17	94
18	94
19	93
20	93
21	93
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	91
31	91

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	54	46
6	54	46
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	53	47
12	53	47
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	57	43
18	58	42
19	59	41
20	60	40
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	63	37
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	65	35
27	67	33
28	68	32
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	72	28