Myitkyina weather in January

In January, Myitkyina sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Myitkyina's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Myitkyina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:52 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
23%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical January day in Myitkyina reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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102511
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282612
292612
302612
312612

How January really feels in Myitkyina

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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Myitkyina weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
58812
68812
78812
88812
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
149010
159010
169010
179010
189010
199010
20919
21919
22919
23919
24919
25919
26919
279010
289010
299010
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Myitkyina gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
410
510
610
711
811
911
1012
1112
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1911
2011
2111
2211
2310
2410
2510
2610
2710
2810
2910
3010
3110

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168302
269292
369292
469292
570282
670282
770282
871281
971281
1072271
1172271
1272271
1372271
1472271
1572271
1672271
1772271
1872271
1972271
2072271
2172271
2272271
2372271
2470282
2570282
2670282
2770282
2869292
2969292
3069292
3168302

Wind in January

Winds average 4 km/h in January.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
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264calm
274calm
284calm
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304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:505:17
210.46:515:17
310.56:515:18
410.56:515:19
510.56:515:19
610.56:515:20
710.56:525:21
810.56:525:21
910.56:525:22
1010.56:525:23
1110.56:525:23
1210.56:525:24
1310.56:525:25
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2710.76:515:35
2810.86:505:36
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3010.86:505:37
3110.86:495:38

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.07 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 — January's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Myitkyina

In seasonPeak

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

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 January a good time to visit Myitkyina?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Myitkyina for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Myitkyina in January

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

In January, Myitkyina sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Myitkyina in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 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 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
January 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).