Zalun in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Zalun sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 249 mm of rain over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Zalun's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zalun's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 37°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 249 mm; 25 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 1.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Zalun in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Zalun reaches about 37°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Zalun

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

79 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Zalun weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 18°	5	0.8	11.1	5.6
Feb	34° / 19°	2	0.2	11.4	3.8
Mar	37° / 22°	7	1.1	11.9	1.8
Apr	39° / 26°	24	3.5	12.4	0.9
May	35° / 26°	218	20	12.8	1.7
Jun	31° / 26°	429	29.2	13	2.2
Jul	31° / 25°	447	30.4	12.9	2.3
Aug	31° / 25°	420	30.6	12.6	2.3
Sep	31° / 25°	301	28.4	12.1	2.3
Oct	32° / 25°	156	21.5	11.6	2.9
Nov	32° / 23°	36	4.8	11.2	4.6
Dec	31° / 20°	5	0.8	11	5.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Zalun gets around 249 mm of rain over 25 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Zalun

In seasonPeak

In spring, Zalun overlaps its cyclone and monsoon 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 spring a good time to visit Zalun?

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

1.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zalun.

What to pack for Zalun in Spring

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

In spring, Zalun sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zalun in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	9	9	10	12	12	13	13	10	11	8	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	10	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Zalun in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	39	43	44	34	25	20	19	21	20	24	30	37
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	44	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

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

cropland 54%

16 km

24 m

cropland 74%

80 km

734 m

cropland 60%

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Spring 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

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.