Yamethin weather in October

In October, Yamethin sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 122 mm of rain across 20.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 27% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Yamethin's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yamethin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
20.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:05 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
62%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Yamethin is human settlement 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 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Yamethin reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Yamethin weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 13°70.910.98.1
Feb31° / 15°10.411.36.1
Mar34° / 19°50.711.93.7
Apr36° / 23°152.212.52.3
May34° / 25°11314.8132.6
Jun31° / 24°17325.413.22.8
Jul30° / 24°18226.913.13.0
Aug29° / 24°2122812.72.9
Sep30° / 23°21525.212.13.0
Oct30° / 22°12220.111.53.8
Nov30° / 19°254116.3
Dec28° / 15°81.310.88.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32575
42674
52773
62971
73070
83268
93367
103565
113664
123862
134060
144258
154456
164654
174852
184951
195149
205248
215446
225545
235644
245842
255842
265941
276040
286238
296238
306436
316535

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Yamethin gets around 122 mm of rain over 20.1 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 64% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
181
281
380
480
579
679
778
878
977
1076
1175
1273
1372
1470
1568
1667
1765
1863
1961
2059
2157
2255
2353
2451
2549
2647
2745
2843
2941
3040
3138

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10018910
2001909
3001909
4002908
5002917
6002917
7002926
8002935
9003925
10003925
11003934
12004924
13004933
14005923
15006913
16007912
17008902
18009892
190010882
200011881
210113851
220114841
230116821
240118801
250221770
260223750
270325720
280427690
291530640
301632610
311734580

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, 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
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 18 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 6:00 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:005:49
211.86:005:48
311.86:015:47
411.86:015:46
511.76:015:45
611.76:015:44
711.76:025:44
811.76:025:43
911.76:025:42
1011.66:035:41
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3011.36:115:27
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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 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
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244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Yamethin

In seasonPeak

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

Yamethin'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 October a good time to visit Yamethin?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yamethin.

What to pack for Yamethin in October

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

In October, Yamethin sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Yamethin 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 Yamethin peaks around July 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighJul 23UV 12Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May13Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Yamethin 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 Yamethin is worst in March — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 2288 µg/m³Jul 1712 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar90Unhealthy
Apr84Unhealthy
May24Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yamethin?

Yamethin sits at 20.4°N, 96.1°E, 203 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Pyawbwe, 20 km away.

Topography around Yamethin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yamethin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,843 m.

The land around Yamethin is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), trees (36%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
615 m
80 km
1,843 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Pyawbwe 20 km · Kalaw 50 km · Meiktila 58 km · Aungban 58 km · Wundwin 75 km · Naypyidaw 76 km · Pyinmana 77 km · Taungdwingyi 78 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 Yamethin (20.4319°, 96.1388°, elevation 203 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).