Pathein weather in January

In January, Pathein sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of January to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Pathein's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pathein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
27%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Pathein is city in 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Pathein reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Pathein

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 10 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
10
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Pathein weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°60.811.15.8
Feb33° / 20°10.311.44.5
Mar35° / 23°101.311.93.3
Apr36° / 25°294.112.42.5
May34° / 26°22021.612.82.3
Jun31° / 25°45229.5132.3
Jul30° / 25°47530.612.92.5
Aug30° / 25°48930.612.62.6
Sep30° / 25°36629.112.12.5
Oct31° / 24°18122.911.63.1
Nov31° / 23°426.311.24.9
Dec31° / 20°71.3116.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28218
38317
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58317
68317
78317
88218
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Pathein gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.8 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11543439
21543429
31544429
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60645418
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
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128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:445:45
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311.06:445:46
411.06:455:46
511.06:455:47
611.06:455:48
711.06:465:48
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Pathein

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pathein's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Pathein?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Pathein for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pathein in January

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

In January, Pathein sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Pathein in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Pathein in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pathein peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 13UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Pathein 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 Pathein is worst in March — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1331 µg/m³Sep 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pathein?

Pathein sits at 16.8°N, 94.7°E, 8 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Myaungmya, 28 km away.

Topography around Pathein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pathein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m.

The land around Pathein is covered by trees (43%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%), trees (31%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
542 m
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January weather nearby: Myaungmya 28 km · Wakema 52 km · Labutta 70 km · Mawlamyinegyunn 72 km · Kyonpyaw 76 km · Bogale 89 km · Gwa 92 km · Dawbon 97 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 Pathein (16.7792°, 94.7321°, elevation 8 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).