Climate and average weather in Taungup
In Taungup, the summers are muggy, sweltering, fairly dry, and clear and the winters are hot and mostly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Taungup typically varies from 17°C to 35°C, and is rarely below 14°C or above 37°C. April is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Taungup for warm-weather activities is from late November to mid February.
- Hottest
- Apr
- 35°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 25°
- Wettest
- Jul
- 900 mm
- Driest
- Feb
- 2 mm
- Rain / yr
- 3417 mm
- 176 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.9–13.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 5 m
- 18.9°N
- Clearest
- Feb
- 15% cloud
Taungup is human settlement in Myanmar.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Taungup weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late November to mid February.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Taungup, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Taungup stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is April, with an average high of 35°C and low of 24°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 25°C and high of 29°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 15°C) in February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 17 |
| Feb | 33 | 18 |
| Mar | 34 | 21 |
| Apr | 35 | 24 |
| May | 33 | 25 |
| Jun | 29 | 25 |
| Jul | 29 | 25 |
| Aug | 29 | 25 |
| Sep | 30 | 25 |
| Oct | 31 | 24 |
| Nov | 32 | 22 |
| Dec | 31 | 19 |
How hot and cold Taungup really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Taungup feels like about 42°C (around May 5). About 309 days a year carry some heat stress, and 53 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 31 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 32 |
| Air high (°C) | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Air low (°C) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 |
| Feb | 33 | 33 | 17 | 18 |
| Mar | 36 | 34 | 21 | 21 |
| Apr | 40 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
| May | 41 | 33 | 25 | 25 |
| Jun | 36 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Jul | 35 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Aug | 35 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Sep | 37 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
| Oct | 39 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Nov | 35 | 32 | 22 | 22 |
| Dec | 32 | 31 | 19 | 19 |
Average hourly temperature in Taungup
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on April afternoons, near 35°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 25°C.
Taungup weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° / 17° | 6 | 0.7 | 11 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 33° / 18° | 2 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 34° / 21° | 5 | 0.7 | 11.9 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 35° / 24° | 25 | 3.2 | 12.4 | 3.1 |
| May | 33° / 25° | 258 | 21.3 | 12.9 | 2.7 |
| Jun | 29° / 25° | 838 | 29.5 | 13.1 | 2.6 |
| Jul | 29° / 25° | 900 | 30.8 | 13 | 2.8 |
| Aug | 29° / 25° | 714 | 30.7 | 12.6 | 2.8 |
| Sep | 30° / 25° | 437 | 29.2 | 12.1 | 2.6 |
| Oct | 31° / 24° | 189 | 23 | 11.6 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 32° / 22° | 34 | 5.1 | 11.1 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 31° / 19° | 9 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 5.8 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Taungup gets about 3417 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.7 months, from around May 8 to Oct 29, peaking in July at about 100% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 2.
July is the wettest month by volume, with 900 mm over about 31 wet days; February is the driest, with 2 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 73 | 19 | 4 |
| Rain days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | 1 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 2 | 1 |
| Apr | 13 | 3 |
| May | 67 | 21 |
| Jun | 98 | 30 |
| Jul | 99 | 31 |
| Aug | 99 | 31 |
| Sep | 97 | 29 |
| Oct | 73 | 23 |
| Nov | 19 | 5 |
| Dec | 4 | 1 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Taungup collects about 3417 mm of rain across 176 wet days — roughly 285 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. July is the wettest month with 900 mm, while February is the driest at just 2 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 72% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 258 | 838 | 900 | 714 | 437 | 189 | 34 | 9 |
| Rain days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 1 |
| Feb | 2 | 0 |
| Mar | 5 | 1 |
| Apr | 25 | 3 |
| May | 258 | 21 |
| Jun | 838 | 30 |
| Jul | 900 | 31 |
| Aug | 714 | 31 |
| Sep | 437 | 29 |
| Oct | 189 | 23 |
| Nov | 34 | 5 |
| Dec | 9 | 1 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Taungup, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around October 23 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around May 13. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 93% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 14 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around October 22. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 99% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 88 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 75 | 83 |
| Cloudier (%) | 12 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 60 | 25 | 17 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 88 | 12 |
| Feb | 93 | 7 |
| Mar | 91 | 9 |
| Apr | 86 | 14 |
| May | 45 | 55 |
| Jun | 3 | 97 |
| Jul | 1 | 99 |
| Aug | 1 | 99 |
| Sep | 6 | 94 |
| Oct | 40 | 60 |
| Nov | 75 | 25 |
| Dec | 83 | 17 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 2, brings about 13 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:53 | 6:47 | 6:27 | 6:00 | 5:43 | 5:39 | 5:48 | 5:58 | 6:04 | 6:11 | 6:25 | 6:43 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:52 | 6:09 | 6:19 | 6:26 | 6:36 | 6:47 | 6:50 | 6:36 | 6:11 | 5:45 | 5:31 | 5:35 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.0 | 6:53 | 5:52 |
| Feb | 11.4 | 6:47 | 6:09 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:27 | 6:19 |
| Apr | 12.4 | 6:00 | 6:26 |
| May | 12.9 | 5:43 | 6:36 |
| Jun | 13.1 | 5:39 | 6:47 |
| Jul | 13.0 | 5:48 | 6:50 |
| Aug | 12.6 | 5:58 | 6:36 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:04 | 6:11 |
| Oct | 11.6 | 6:11 | 5:45 |
| Nov | 11.1 | 6:25 | 5:31 |
| Dec | 10.9 | 6:43 | 5:35 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Taungup averages about 13 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 27 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 6.4 months, from around Oct 29 to May 10. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 26 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is June, down near 0 sunny days — about 99% fewer than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 25 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 22 |
| Sky | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | Brilliant |
| Feb | 24 | Brilliant |
| Mar | 26 | Brilliant |
| Apr | 23 | Bright |
| May | 10 | Mixed |
| Jun | 0 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 0 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 0 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 8 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 19 | Bright |
| Dec | 22 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Taungup, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 8.8 months, from around March 14 to December 6. The muggiest month is April, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around December 7 to March 13, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 69% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 24 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Comfortable (%) | 45 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Humid (%) | 25 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 37 |
| Muggy (%) | 5 | 9 | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 23 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 40 | 7 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 81 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 75 | 13 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 25 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 22 | 0 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 64 | 20 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 81 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 75 |
| Nov | 0 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 13 |
| Dec | 4 | 28 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Taungup is typically calm, near 7 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.1 months, from around Mar 6 to Sep 6. The windiest month is June, averaging about 9 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Sep 7 to Mar 5, with October the calmest month at about 5 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 7 | calm |
| Apr | 8 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 10 | calm |
| Aug | 9 | calm |
| Sep | 7 | calm |
| Oct | 5 | calm |
| Nov | 5 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Taungup
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Taungup sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.
Taungup's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Taungup
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Taungup throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early February, Taungup is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Taungup for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to mid February, with a peak score in the first week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| Rating | good | fair | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 | good |
| Feb | 5.0 | fair |
| Mar | 3.8 | fair |
| Apr | 3.1 | poor |
| May | 2.7 | poor |
| Jun | 2.6 | poor |
| Jul | 2.8 | poor |
| Aug | 2.8 | poor |
| Sep | 2.6 | poor |
| Oct | 3.0 | poor |
| Nov | 4.6 | fair |
| Dec | 5.8 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Taungup for hot-weather activities is from mid November to early April, with a peak score in the third week of January.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Taungup, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around April (highs near 35°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 29°C), pack light clothes and rain gear.
In April, Taungup sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Taungup
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 26 | Warm |
| Mar | 27 | Warm |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 30 | Tropical |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 28 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 30 | Tropical |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 28 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Taungup by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taungup peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (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) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Level | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Very high |
| Feb | 9 | Very high |
| Mar | 11 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Extreme |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Taungup
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in August the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 7 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 8 | 5.5 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 6.5 | 4 |
| Dec | 6 | 2.5 |
Air quality in Taungup by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Taungup is worst in April — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (November, 9 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) | 21 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | Moderate |
| Feb | 33 | Moderate |
| Mar | 43 | Poor |
| Apr | 43 | Poor |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 15 | Moderate |
| Jul | 15 | Moderate |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Moderate |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 14 | Moderate |
Growing season
Taungup is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Taungup banks about 6,152 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 422 | 422 | 542 | 586 | 589 | 517 | 519 | 517 | 516 | 550 | 510 | 463 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 422 |
| Feb | 422 |
| Mar | 542 |
| Apr | 586 |
| May | 589 |
| Jun | 517 |
| Jul | 519 |
| Aug | 517 |
| Sep | 516 |
| Oct | 550 |
| Nov | 510 |
| Dec | 463 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Taungup receives about 4.7 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.7 and 6.8 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.0 months, from around Dec 23 to May 22. The brightest month is April, averaging about 6.6 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is August, down near 2.9 kWh/m² — roughly 56% less than the April peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 | Bright |
| Feb | 6.0 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.7 | Intense |
| Apr | 6.7 | Intense |
| May | 5.2 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.3 | Moderate |
| Jul | 2.9 | Moderate |
| Aug | 2.9 | Moderate |
| Sep | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Oct | 4.5 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.7 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.6 | Bright |
Where is Taungup?
Taungup sits at 18.9°N, 94.2°E, 5 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Ngapali, 47 km away.
Topography around Taungup
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Taungup.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Taungup has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 701 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,492 m.
The land around Taungup is covered by trees (47%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (55%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (32%) within 80 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 Taungup (18.8561°, 94.2408°, 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).