Sittwe weather in August

In August, Sittwe sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 598 mm of rain across 30.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sittwe's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sittwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
598 mm
30.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:02 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
94%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Sittwe is city in Myanmar.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sittwe reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Sittwe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sittwe weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°80.710.98.6
Feb30° / 18°40.511.36.9
Mar32° / 22°81.511.95.3
Apr33° / 25°224.312.44.2
May32° / 26°26120.912.93.0
Jun30° / 26°66129.513.22.5
Jul30° / 26°76330.613.12.6
Aug30° / 26°59830.612.72.6
Sep30° / 26°39328.112.12.6
Oct31° / 25°2112011.53.5
Nov30° / 22°394.5116.0
Dec28° / 18°12110.88.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
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31397

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sittwe gets around 598 mm of rain over 30.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 99% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
299
399
499
599
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799
899
999
1099
1199
1299
1399
1499
1599
1699
1799
1899
1999
2099
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2298
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2498
2598
2698
2798
2898
2998
3098
3198

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August 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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Miserable (%)
1100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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1111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.95:576:52
212.95:576:52
312.95:576:51
412.95:586:51
512.95:586:50
612.95:586:50
712.85:596:49
812.85:596:49
912.86:006:48
1012.86:006:47
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1212.86:006:46
1312.76:016:45
1412.76:016:45
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1612.76:026:43
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1912.66:036:41
2012.66:036:40
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3012.46:066:32
3112.46:066:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 3.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
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203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sittwe

In seasonPeak

In August, Sittwe sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Sittwe'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 August a good time to visit Sittwe?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sittwe.

What to pack for Sittwe in August

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

In August, Sittwe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Sittwe in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in October at about 30°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Sittwe in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sittwe peaks around August 12 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighAug 12UV 13Dec 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Sittwe in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sittwe is worst in April — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 1155 µg/m³Nov 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May27Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sittwe?

Sittwe sits at 20.1°N, 92.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Mrauk U, 58 km away.

AnnManaungCox's BazarTaungup

Topography around Sittwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sittwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 886 m.

The land around Sittwe is covered by water (41%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, water (57%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and water (49%), trees (28%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
886 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Mrauk U 58 km · Kyauktaw 78 km · Buthidaung Town 90 km · Kyaukpyu 105 km · Ann 126 km · Manaung 168 km · Cox's Bazar 171 km · Taungup 201 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 Sittwe (20.1462°, 92.8983°, elevation 5 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).