Pyay weather in September

In September, Pyay sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 234 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Pyay's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pyay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
234 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:00 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
86%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Pyay is human settlement in Myanmar.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical September day in Pyay reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
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123125
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How September really feels in Pyay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Pyay weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°70.5116.2
Feb34° / 18°10.111.44.4
Mar37° / 21°40.811.92.3
Apr38° / 25°162.212.41.0
May36° / 26°13317.612.91.7
Jun32° / 26°31928.313.12.2
Jul31° / 25°31329.8132.3
Aug31° / 25°29329.612.62.4
Sep32° / 25°23426.412.12.4
Oct32° / 25°12216.911.63.3
Nov32° / 22°263.811.14.9
Dec30° / 19°40.810.96.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2496
3496
4496
5496
6595
7694
8694
9793
10793
11793
12892
13892
14892
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Pyay gets around 234 mm of rain over 26.4 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
194
294
394
494
594
694
793
893
993
1092
1192
1291
1390
1490
1589
1688
1788
1887
1986
2086
2185
2284
2383
2482
2581
2680
2779
2877
2976
3075

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 100% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10100
20100
30100
40100
50100
60100
70100
80100
90100
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110100
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130100
140100
150100
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18199
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21199
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30199

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
236calm
246calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:586:20
212.45:586:19
312.35:586:18
412.35:586:17
512.35:586:17
612.35:596:16
712.35:596:15
812.35:596:14
912.25:596:13
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1112.25:596:11
1212.26:006:10
1312.26:006:09
1412.16:006:08
1512.16:006:08
1612.16:006:07
1712.16:006:06
1812.16:016:05
1912.16:016:04
2012.06:016:03
2112.06:016:02
2212.06:016:01
2312.06:026:00
2412.06:025:59
2511.96:025:58
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2811.96:035:56
2911.96:035:55
3011.86:035:54

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
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164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.3Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Pyay

In seasonPeak

In September, Pyay sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Pyay'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 September a good time to visit Pyay?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pyay.

What to pack for Pyay in September

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

In September, Pyay sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Pyay in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pyay peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Pyay in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pyay 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 Pyay?

Pyay sits at 18.8°N, 95.2°E, 2 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Paungde, 48 km away.

Topography around Pyay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pyay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,334 m.

The land around Pyay is covered by trees (47%) and water (24%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
245 m
80 km
1,334 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
September weather nearby: Paungde 48 km · Thayetmyo 56 km · Myanaung 60 km · Myaydo 61 km · Zigon 69 km · Taungup 103 km · Ngapali 103 km · Ingabu 112 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 Pyay (18.82°, 95.2156°, elevation 2 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).