Myitkyina weather in August

In August, Myitkyina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 433 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°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 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Myitkyina's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Myitkyina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
433 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:38 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Myitkyina is capital city of Kachin State, Myanmar.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Myitkyina reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
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How August really feels in Myitkyina

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Myitkyina weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 11°203.410.68.6
Feb28° / 14°22411.17.5
Mar31° / 18°305.311.85.2
Apr33° / 21°66812.63.7
May32° / 24°21618.713.23.0
Jun30° / 25°48628.113.62.7
Jul29° / 25°57529.213.42.8
Aug30° / 25°43327.412.92.8
Sep30° / 25°25323.912.23.2
Oct30° / 22°13013.311.45.0
Nov28° / 17°23310.87.8
Dec26° / 13°91.510.48.8

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 5% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12595
13595
14595
15595
16694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Myitkyina gets around 433 mm of rain over 27.4 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 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
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489
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790
890
990
1091
1191
1290
1390
1490
1590
1689
1789
1888
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2087
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3087
3187

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1199
2199
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
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110100
120100
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140100
150100
160100
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210100
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23199
24199
25199
26199
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

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 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
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63calm
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113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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183calm
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203calm
213calm
223calm
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263calm
273calm
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303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:316:42
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413.15:326:41
513.15:326:40
613.15:336:39
713.15:336:39
813.15:346:38
913.05:346:37
1013.05:356:36
1113.05:356:36
1213.05:366:35
1313.05:366:34
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1612.95:386:31
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1812.95:396:30
1912.85:396:29
2012.85:396:28
2112.85:406:27
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3112.55:446:17

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Myitkyina

In seasonPeak

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

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

Myitkyina's monsoon runs June–August, 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 Myitkyina?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Myitkyina.

What to pack for Myitkyina in August

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

In August, Myitkyina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Myitkyina 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 Myitkyina peaks around July 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 13UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr7High
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct7Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Myitkyina 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 Myitkyina is worst in April — around 185 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 22.5× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodApr 16168 µg/m³Oct 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar44Poor
Apr185Very unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun14Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Myitkyina?

Myitkyina sits at 25.4°N, 97.4°E, 147 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Mogaung, 47 km away.

HpākānMohnyinBhamoDanaiShwegu

Topography around Myitkyina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Myitkyina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,223 m.

The land around Myitkyina is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
3,223 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mogaung 47 km · Lakang 83 km · Hopin 98 km · Hpākān 112 km · Mohnyin 123 km · Bhamo 127 km · Danai 128 km · Shwegu 142 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 Myitkyina (25.3833°, 97.3964°, elevation 147 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).