Thongwa weather in October

In October, Thongwa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 163 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Thongwa's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thongwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Thongwa is township of Yangon Region in Myanmar.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Thongwa reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23226
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How October really feels in Thongwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Thongwa weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32377
42377
52575
62674
72872
82971
93169
103367
113664
123763
133961
144060
154258
164456
174654
184852
194951
205050
215248
225347
235347
245446
255446
265644
275743
285842
295941
306139
316238

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Thongwa gets around 163 mm of rain over 17.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 57% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
182
281
380
479
578
677
775
874
972
1071
1169
1267
1365
1462
1560
1658
1756
1854
1951
2049
2147
2245
2343
2441
2539
2637
2736
2834
2933
3031
3129

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10298
20298
30298
40298
50298
60397
70397
80397
90397
100397
110496
120496
130496
140595
151594
161594
171693
181792
191792
201891
212989
2221187
2321286
2431483
2531681
2641779
2741977
2852174
2962371
3072667
3182864

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:575:48
211.85:585:48
311.85:585:47
411.85:585:46
511.85:585:45
611.85:585:44
711.85:585:44
811.75:595:43
911.75:595:42
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1311.76:005:39
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.87 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Thongwa

In seasonPeak

In October, Thongwa sits inside its cyclone 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 October a good time to visit Thongwa?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thongwa.

What to pack for Thongwa in October

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

In October, Thongwa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Thongwa in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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
October 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. 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).