Pyawbwe weather in February

In February, Pyawbwe sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Pyawbwe's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pyawbwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:41 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 14%; 1st clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical February day in Pyawbwe reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	15
2	31	15
3	31	15
4	31	15
5	31	15
6	31	15
7	31	15
8	32	15
9	32	15
10	32	16
11	32	16
12	32	16
13	32	16
14	32	16
15	33	16
16	33	16
17	33	16
18	33	16
19	33	17
20	33	17
21	33	17
22	33	17
23	34	17
24	34	17
25	34	17
26	34	18
27	34	18
28	34	18

How February really feels in Pyawbwe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 17 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Pyawbwe weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 14°	8	1	10.9	7.2
Feb	32° / 16°	2	0.5	11.3	5.1
Mar	36° / 20°	9	1.2	11.9	2.7
Apr	38° / 25°	25	4	12.5	1.3
May	35° / 26°	149	17.9	13	1.9
Jun	32° / 25°	191	25.3	13.2	2.5
Jul	31° / 25°	204	27.3	13.1	2.7
Aug	31° / 24°	203	27.3	12.7	2.7
Sep	31° / 24°	173	23.4	12.1	2.8
Oct	32° / 23°	111	18.9	11.5	3.4
Nov	31° / 20°	36	5.8	11	5.5
Dec	29° / 16°	10	1.8	10.8	7.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

	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
Clearer (%)	94	94	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	95	95	95	95	95
Cloudier (%)	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	94	6
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Pyawbwe gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in February, the driest month. 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 2% 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
Rain chance (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 51% 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
Dry (%)	52	52	51	51	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	52	52	52	51	50
Comfortable (%)	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37
Humid (%)	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11
Muggy (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	52	41	7	0
2	52	41	7	0
3	51	42	7	0
4	51	42	7	0
5	52	42	6	0
6	52	42	6	0
7	52	42	6	0
8	51	42	7	0
9	51	42	7	0
10	51	42	7	0
11	51	42	7	0
12	51	42	7	0
13	51	42	7	0
14	51	41	8	0
15	51	41	8	0
16	51	40	8	1
17	51	40	8	1
18	51	39	9	1
19	51	39	9	1
20	52	38	9	1
21	52	38	9	1
22	52	38	9	1
23	51	38	10	1
24	52	37	10	1
25	52	37	10	1
26	52	37	10	1
27	51	37	11	1
28	50	37	11	2

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7
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

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:05 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
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:47	5:52
2	11.1	6:47	5:52
3	11.1	6:47	5:53
4	11.1	6:46	5:53
5	11.1	6:46	5:54
6	11.1	6:45	5:54
7	11.2	6:45	5:55
8	11.2	6:45	5:56
9	11.2	6:44	5:56
10	11.2	6:44	5:57
11	11.2	6:43	5:57
12	11.2	6:43	5:58
13	11.3	6:42	5:58
14	11.3	6:42	5:59
15	11.3	6:41	5:59
16	11.3	6:41	6:00
17	11.3	6:40	6:00
18	11.4	6:40	6:01
19	11.4	6:39	6:01
20	11.4	6:39	6:02
21	11.4	6:38	6:02
22	11.4	6:37	6:03
23	11.4	6:37	6:03
24	11.5	6:36	6:04
25	11.5	6:35	6:04
26	11.5	6:34	6:05
27	11.5	6:34	6:05
28	11.5	6:33	6:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Pyawbwe

In seasonPeak

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

Pyawbwe'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 February a good time to visit Pyawbwe?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pyawbwe in February

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

In February, Pyawbwe sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pyawbwe in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pyawbwe peaks around July 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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)	7	9	9	9	13	9	13	12	11	10	8	6
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	13	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Pyawbwe in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pyawbwe is worst in March — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (July, 12 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)	30	39	90	84	24	14	12	14	14	17	21	26
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	90	Unhealthy
Apr	84	Unhealthy
May	24	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	26	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Pyawbwe?

Pyawbwe sits at 20.6°N, 96.1°E, 198 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Yamethin, 20 km away.

Topography around Pyawbwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pyawbwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 196 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,251 m.

The land around Pyawbwe is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), trees (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

44 m

cropland 65%

16 km

138 m

cropland 79%

80 km

2,251 m

cropland 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← January Pyawbwe year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Yamethin 20 km · Meiktila 38 km · Kalaw 54 km · Wundwin 56 km · Aungban 61 km · Heho 82 km · Taungdwingyi 84 km · Nyaung Shwe 92 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 Pyawbwe (20.5919°, 96.052°, elevation 198 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	31	15
2	31	15
3	31	15
4	31	15
5	31	15
6	31	15
7	31	15
8	32	15
9	32	15
10	32	16
11	32	16
12	32	16
13	32	16
14	32	16
15	33	16
16	33	16
17	33	16
18	33	16
19	33	17
20	33	17
21	33	17
22	33	17
23	34	17
24	34	17
25	34	17
26	34	18
27	34	18
28	34	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	94	6
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	52	41	7	0
2	52	41	7	0
3	51	42	7	0
4	51	42	7	0
5	52	42	6	0
6	52	42	6	0
7	52	42	6	0
8	51	42	7	0
9	51	42	7	0
10	51	42	7	0
11	51	42	7	0
12	51	42	7	0
13	51	42	7	0
14	51	41	8	0
15	51	41	8	0
16	51	40	8	1
17	51	40	8	1
18	51	39	9	1
19	51	39	9	1
20	52	38	9	1
21	52	38	9	1
22	52	38	9	1
23	51	38	10	1
24	52	37	10	1
25	52	37	10	1
26	52	37	10	1
27	51	37	11	1
28	50	37	11	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	15
2	31	15
3	31	15
4	31	15
5	31	15
6	31	15
7	31	15
8	32	15
9	32	15
10	32	16
11	32	16
12	32	16
13	32	16
14	32	16
15	33	16
16	33	16
17	33	16
18	33	16
19	33	17
20	33	17
21	33	17
22	33	17
23	34	17
24	34	17
25	34	17
26	34	18
27	34	18
28	34	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	94	6
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	52	41	7	0
2	52	41	7	0
3	51	42	7	0
4	51	42	7	0
5	52	42	6	0
6	52	42	6	0
7	52	42	6	0
8	51	42	7	0
9	51	42	7	0
10	51	42	7	0
11	51	42	7	0
12	51	42	7	0
13	51	42	7	0
14	51	41	8	0
15	51	41	8	0
16	51	40	8	1
17	51	40	8	1
18	51	39	9	1
19	51	39	9	1
20	52	38	9	1
21	52	38	9	1
22	52	38	9	1
23	51	38	10	1
24	52	37	10	1
25	52	37	10	1
26	52	37	10	1
27	51	37	11	1
28	50	37	11	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	15
2	31	15
3	31	15
4	31	15
5	31	15
6	31	15
7	31	15
8	32	15
9	32	15
10	32	16
11	32	16
12	32	16
13	32	16
14	32	16
15	33	16
16	33	16
17	33	16
18	33	16
19	33	17
20	33	17
21	33	17
22	33	17
23	34	17
24	34	17
25	34	17
26	34	18
27	34	18
28	34	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	93	7
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	94	6
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	52	41	7	0
2	52	41	7	0
3	51	42	7	0
4	51	42	7	0
5	52	42	6	0
6	52	42	6	0
7	52	42	6	0
8	51	42	7	0
9	51	42	7	0
10	51	42	7	0
11	51	42	7	0
12	51	42	7	0
13	51	42	7	0
14	51	41	8	0
15	51	41	8	0
16	51	40	8	1
17	51	40	8	1
18	51	39	9	1
19	51	39	9	1
20	52	38	9	1
21	52	38	9	1
22	52	38	9	1
23	51	38	10	1
24	52	37	10	1
25	52	37	10	1
26	52	37	10	1
27	51	37	11	1
28	50	37	11	2