Sagaing in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sagaing sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 191 mm of rain over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 37°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 191 mm; 22 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 1.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sagaing in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C.

A typical spring day in Sagaing reaches about 37°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Sagaing

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

58 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Sagaing 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 15°	8	0.9	10.8	7.7
Feb	32° / 17°	4	0.7	11.2	5.2
Mar	36° / 22°	12	1.3	11.8	2.4
Apr	38° / 26°	25	4.6	12.5	0.9
May	36° / 27°	154	15.7	13	1.6
Jun	34° / 27°	120	18.1	13.3	2.2
Jul	34° / 27°	117	18.9	13.2	2.3
Aug	33° / 26°	165	21.2	12.8	2.4
Sep	33° / 26°	185	21.3	12.1	2.5
Oct	32° / 25°	164	19	11.5	3.3
Nov	30° / 21°	47	5.1	11	5.8
Dec	28° / 17°	10	1.2	10.7	7.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Sagaing gets around 191 mm of rain over 22 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early March to 13 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sagaing

In seasonPeak

In spring, Sagaing overlaps its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Sagaing?

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.

1.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sagaing.

What to pack for Sagaing in Spring

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

In spring, Sagaing sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sagaing in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Sagaing peaks around July 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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	9	8	11	9	13	12	11	9	7	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	6	High
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Sagaing 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 Sagaing is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (July, 13 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)	40	51	71	48	29	15	13	15	17	21	27	34
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	51	Poor
Mar	71	Unhealthy
Apr	48	Poor
May	29	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sagaing?

Sagaing sits at 21.9°N, 96.0°E, 75 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Amarapura, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Sagaing

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sagaing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,582 m.

The land around Sagaing is covered by trees (41%) and water (23%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

147 m

trees 41%

16 km

226 m

cropland 49%

80 km

1,582 m

cropland 54%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Amarapura 8.0 km · Mandalay 15 km · Kyaukse 34 km · Madaya 39 km · Pyin Oo Lwin 52 km · Myingyan 77 km · Yesagyo 81 km · Shwebo 82 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 Sagaing (21.8787°, 95.9797°, elevation 75 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.