Namhkam weather in January

In January, Namhkam sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 32 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Namhkam's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namhkam's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 32 mm; 3.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:48 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; out of 10

Namhkam is town in Shan State, Myanmar.

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

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Namhkam reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

	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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Namhkam weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 7°	32	3.5	10.7	8.0
Feb	23° / 9°	27	4.3	11.2	8.3
Mar	26° / 12°	37	6	11.8	7.9
Apr	27° / 15°	87	12.3	12.5	6.4
May	27° / 18°	257	23	13.1	4.7
Jun	26° / 20°	354	29.2	13.4	3.4
Jul	25° / 20°	428	30.7	13.3	3.3
Aug	26° / 20°	385	30.6	12.8	3.4
Sep	26° / 19°	290	27.6	12.1	3.7
Oct	25° / 17°	196	22.4	11.4	5.0
Nov	23° / 12°	70	8.4	10.8	7.3
Dec	21° / 8°	19	3.3	10.6	7.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	86	85	85	85	85	85	84	85	85	85	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89
Cloudier (%)	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Namhkam gets around 32 mm of rain over 3.5 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.

	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 (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12

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

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	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
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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 5 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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
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	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:39 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)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:46
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	6:46	5:19
2	10.6	6:46	5:20
3	10.6	6:46	5:20
4	10.6	6:47	5:21
5	10.6	6:47	5:21
6	10.6	6:47	5:22
7	10.6	6:47	5:23
8	10.6	6:48	5:23
9	10.6	6:48	5:24
10	10.6	6:48	5:25
11	10.6	6:48	5:25
12	10.6	6:48	5:26
13	10.6	6:48	5:27
14	10.7	6:48	5:28
15	10.7	6:48	5:28
16	10.7	6:48	5:29
17	10.7	6:48	5:30
18	10.7	6:48	5:30
19	10.7	6:48	5:31
20	10.7	6:48	5:32
21	10.7	6:48	5:32
22	10.8	6:48	5:33
23	10.8	6:48	5:34
24	10.8	6:48	5:35
25	10.8	6:47	5:35
26	10.8	6:47	5:36
27	10.8	6:47	5:37
28	10.8	6:47	5:37
29	10.9	6:46	5:38
30	10.9	6:46	5:39
31	10.9	6:46	5:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Namhkam

In seasonPeak

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

Namhkam's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Namhkam?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Namhkam for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Namhkam in January

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

In January, Namhkam sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Namhkam in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Namhkam peaks around July 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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	7	8	9	12	12	13	11	11	9	7	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	7	Very high
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Namhkam 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 Namhkam is worst in April — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.6× 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)	18	25	57	107	26	16	11	12	12	12	13	16
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	18	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	57	Unhealthy
Apr	107	Unhealthy
May	26	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	16	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Namhkam?

Namhkam sits at 23.8°N, 97.7°E, 762 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Mu-se, 29 km away.

Topography around Namhkam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namhkam has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m around an average of 783 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,242 m.

The land around Namhkam is covered by cropland (47%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (63%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

266 m

cropland 47%

16 km

1,623 m

trees 63%

80 km

2,242 m

trees 81%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December Namhkam year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Mu-se 29 km · Kutkai 49 km · Bhamo 65 km · Panglong 71 km · Lashio 100 km · Shwegu 100 km · Lakang 105 km · Laukkai 111 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 Namhkam (23.8334°, 97.6798°, elevation 762 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	20	7
2	20	7
3	20	7
4	20	7
5	20	7
6	20	7
7	20	7
8	20	7
9	20	7
10	20	7
11	20	7
12	20	7
13	20	7
14	20	7
15	20	7
16	20	7
17	20	7
18	20	7
19	20	7
20	21	7
21	21	7
22	21	7
23	21	7
24	21	7
25	21	7
26	21	7
27	21	7
28	21	7
29	21	7
30	21	7
31	21	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	84	16
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	87	13
16	87	13
17	88	12
18	88	12
19	88	12
20	89	11
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	89	11
31	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0