Zalun weather in April

In April, Zalun sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 24 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Zalun's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zalun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
5:56 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical April day in Zalun reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C warmer than March and about 3°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13824
23824
33824
43824
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How April really feels in Zalun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zalun weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°50.811.15.6
Feb34° / 19°20.211.43.8
Mar37° / 22°71.111.91.8
Apr39° / 26°243.512.40.9
May35° / 26°2182012.81.7
Jun31° / 26°42929.2132.2
Jul31° / 25°44730.412.92.3
Aug31° / 25°42030.612.62.3
Sep31° / 25°30128.412.12.3
Oct32° / 25°15621.511.62.9
Nov32° / 23°364.811.24.6
Dec31° / 20°50.8115.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48911
58911
68812
78812
88812
98614
108614
118614
128515
138515
148416
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297129
306931

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Zalun gets around 24 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
77
87
98
108
118
128
138
149
159
1610
1710
1811
1912
2013
2114
2215
2316
2417
2519
2621
2723
2824
2926
3029

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
131546351
221446371
321345391
421144411
521043431
61942452
71841472
81739503
91738513
101636534
110534574
120432595
130431596
140329626
150327637
160325648
170224659
1802226610
1902216611
2002196712
2102186614
2202166715
2302156617
2402146519
2501136521
2601126423
2701116325
2801106128
290196030
300185833

Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:086:17
212.26:076:17
312.26:066:17
412.26:066:17
512.26:056:18
612.26:046:18
712.26:036:18
812.36:026:18
912.36:026:18
1012.36:016:19
1112.36:006:19
1212.35:596:19
1312.35:586:19
1412.45:586:19
1512.45:576:20
1612.45:566:20
1712.45:556:20
1812.45:556:20
1912.45:546:21
2012.55:536:21
2112.55:536:21
2212.55:526:21
2312.55:516:21
2412.55:516:22
2512.55:506:22
2612.55:496:22
2712.65:496:23
2812.65:486:23
2912.65:476:23
3012.65:476:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.9 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
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157.0Intense
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176.9Intense
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206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Zalun

In seasonPeak

In April, Zalun sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Zalun'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 April a good time to visit Zalun?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zalun.

What to pack for Zalun in April

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

In April, Zalun sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zalun in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Zalun peaks around August 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 11UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Zalun in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Zalun is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1144 µg/m³Jul 1319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr34Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zalun?

Zalun sits at 17.5°N, 95.6°E, 14 m above sea level, in Myanmar. The nearest listed city is Hinthada, 22 km away.

Topography around Zalun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zalun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.

The land around Zalun is covered by cropland (54%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
734 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Hinthada 22 km · Tharyarwady 31 km · Letpandan 40 km · Kyonpyaw 43 km · Taikkyi 47 km · Ingabu 48 km · Nyaungdon 49 km · San Chaung 71 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 Zalun (17.4794°, 95.5592°, elevation 14 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).