Taunggyi weather in January

In January, Taunggyi sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Taunggyi's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taunggyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
1st coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:45 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Taunggyi is capital city of Shan State, Myanmar.

Founded
1894

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Taunggyi reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Taunggyi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°111.310.99.2
Feb27° / 11°30.611.38.9
Mar29° / 15°81.211.97.4
Apr30° / 18°284.812.55.7
May29° / 20°12718134.4
Jun28° / 21°1372413.24.0
Jul27° / 21°15825.113.13.9
Aug27° / 20°19426.812.73.8
Sep27° / 20°1592412.14.1
Oct27° / 18°9016.411.55.5
Nov26° / 15°316.2117.6
Dec24° / 12°112.310.88.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48614
58614
68713
78713
88812
98812
108812
118911
128911
138911
149010
159010
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17928
18928
19928
20928
21937
22937
23937
24937
25937
26946
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Taunggyi gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186122
286122
386122
486122
587121
687121
788111
888111
989101
109091
119190
129280
139370
149460
159550
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299820
309820
319820

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:425:28
210.86:435:28
310.86:435:29
410.86:435:30
510.86:435:30
610.86:445:31
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2010.96:455:40
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2711.06:455:44
2811.06:445:45
2911.06:445:45
3011.06:445:46
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
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84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
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275.4Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Taunggyi

In seasonPeak

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

Taunggyi'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 January a good time to visit Taunggyi?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Taunggyi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Taunggyi in January

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

In January, Taunggyi sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Taunggyi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taunggyi peaks around August 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 14UV 14Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Taunggyi in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Taunggyi is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 1772 µg/m³Jul 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb46Poor
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May23Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taunggyi?

Taunggyi sits at 20.8°N, 97.0°E, 1,430 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Nyaung Shwe, 18 km away.

Topography around Taunggyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taunggyi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m around an average of 1,391 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,281 m.

The land around Taunggyi is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), trees (32%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (30%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
750 m
16 km
978 m
80 km
2,281 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
January weather nearby: Nyaung Shwe 18 km · Heho 24 km · Aungban 44 km · Kalaw 52 km · Lawksawk 54 km · Nansang 71 km · Yamethin 102 km · Pèkon 103 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 Taunggyi (20.7892°, 97.0378°, elevation 1,430 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).