Thongwa in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Thongwa sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 549 mm of rain over about 50 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels miserable.

Fall is Thongwa's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Thongwa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
32°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
549 mm
50 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
3.4
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Thongwa in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical fall day in Thongwa reaches about 32°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest November.

15°20°25°30°35°SepOctNov

How fall really feels in Thongwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
91
47 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Thongwa weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°40.611.15.4
Feb34° / 20°20.311.44.4
Mar35° / 23°101.511.93.4
Apr36° / 26°41412.42.6
May34° / 27°28622.212.82.2
Jun31° / 26°46229.7132.2
Jul31° / 26°49630.412.92.3
Aug30° / 26°49530.812.62.4
Sep31° / 26°35128.212.12.4
Oct32° / 26°16317.911.63.2
Nov33° / 24°343.911.24.5
Dec32° / 21°50.8115.5

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Thongwa gets around 549 mm of rain over 50 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%20%40%60%80%100%SepOctNov

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 7 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min in early September to 11 h 06 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Thongwa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Thongwa's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is fall a good time to visit Thongwa?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thongwa.

What to pack for Thongwa in Fall

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

In fall, Thongwa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 50 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Thongwa in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Thongwa in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thongwa peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Thongwa in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Thongwa is worst in February — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateFeb 1936 µg/m³Sep 2116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Thongwa?

Thongwa sits at 16.8°N, 96.5°E, 10 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Kayan, 17 km away.

Topography around Thongwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thongwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Thongwa is covered by cropland (69%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
10 m
80 km
327 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Kayan 17 km · Kyauktan 25 km · Thanhlyin 30 km · Thanlyin 30 km · Botataung 37 km · Pazundaung 37 km · Mingala Tangnyunt 38 km · Yangon 40 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 Thongwa (16.76°, 96.525°, elevation 10 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.