Yenangyaung weather in January

In January, Yenangyaung sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yenangyaung's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yenangyaung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:53 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
14%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Yenangyaung is city in Myanmar.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical January day in Yenangyaung reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92916
102916
112916
122916
132916
142916
152916
162916
172916
183016
193016
203016
213016
223016
233016
243016
253016
263016
273016
283016
293116
303116
313116

How January really feels in Yenangyaung

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Yenangyaung weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°50.410.97.2
Feb33° / 18°00.211.34.9
Mar37° / 22°10.511.92.2
Apr39° / 26°91.712.50.7
May37° / 27°9110.3131.4
Jun34° / 26°15319.413.22.3
Jul33° / 26°14721.513.12.5
Aug32° / 26°15023.112.72.5
Sep33° / 26°17619.912.12.7
Oct32° / 25°12514.411.53.5
Nov31° / 22°193.1115.5
Dec29° / 18°70.710.87.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
13937
14937
15937
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yenangyaung gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
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290
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310

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 49% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1440496
2540496
3541486
4542485
5543475
6544464
7644464
8645454
9646453
10646453
11747443
12747432
13848422
14849412
15950402
161050391
171151371
181251361
191252351
201352341
211452331
221552321
231553311
241554301
251654291
261654291
271656280
281656280
291656280
301656280
311656280

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the calmest month.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:505:37
210.86:515:38
310.86:515:38
410.86:515:39
510.86:515:39
610.86:525:40
710.86:525:41
810.86:525:41
910.86:525:42
1010.86:535:43
1110.86:535:43
1210.86:535:44
1310.96:535:44
1410.96:535:45
1510.96:535:46
1610.96:535:46
1710.96:535:47
1810.96:535:48
1910.96:535:48
2010.96:535:49
2110.96:535:50
2210.96:535:50
2311.06:535:51
2411.06:535:51
2511.06:535:52
2611.06:535:53
2711.06:535:53
2811.06:535:54
2911.06:525:55
3011.16:525:55
3111.16:525:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 5.01 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
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yenangyaung

In seasonPeak

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

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

Yenangyaung's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Yenangyaung?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yenangyaung in January

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

In January, Yenangyaung sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yenangyaung 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 Yenangyaung peaks around July 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 13Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May13Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Yenangyaung 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 Yenangyaung is worst in April — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateApr 1289 µg/m³Oct 1013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr92Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yenangyaung?

Yenangyaung sits at 20.5°N, 94.9°E, 56 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Minbu, 32 km away.

Topography around Yenangyaung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yenangyaung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,902 m.

The land around Yenangyaung is covered by grassland (36%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (34%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
1,902 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Minbu 32 km · Magway 36 km · Chauk 49 km · Kyaukpadaung 50 km · Bagan 82 km · Taungdwingyi 87 km · Pakokku 99 km · Meiktila 112 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 Yenangyaung (20.465°, 94.8712°, elevation 56 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). 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).