Paungde in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Paungde sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 163 mm of rain over about 21 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 34°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Paungde's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Paungde's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
37°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
163 mm
21 wet days
Avg wind
8 km/h
Travel score
1.5
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Paungde in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 34°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Paungde reaches about 37°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Paungde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
70 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Paungde weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°80.7116.1
Feb34° / 18°10.211.44.2
Mar37° / 21°50.811.92.1
Apr39° / 25°172.312.40.9
May36° / 26°14017.412.91.6
Jun32° / 26°32028.513.12.2
Jul31° / 25°31829.9132.3
Aug31° / 25°30430.112.62.4
Sep32° / 25°2422712.12.4
Oct32° / 25°14820.811.63.0
Nov32° / 22°355.211.14.9
Dec30° / 19°50.910.96.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Paungde gets around 163 mm of rain over 21 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Paungde

In seasonPeak

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

Paungde's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Paungde?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paungde.

What to pack for Paungde in Spring

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

In spring, Paungde sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paungde in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paungde peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 12UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Paungde in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Paungde is worst in March — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateMar 1693 µg/m³Jul 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr55Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Paungde?

Paungde sits at 18.5°N, 95.5°E, 35 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Zigon, 21 km away.

Topography around Paungde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paungde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,247 m.

The land around Paungde is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
1,247 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Zigon 21 km · Myanaung 30 km · Pyay 48 km · Ingabu 80 km · Letpandan 83 km · Hinthada 94 km · Tharyarwady 98 km · Pyu 98 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 Paungde (18.4917°, 95.5059°, elevation 35 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.