Weather in Mandalay

On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are December, January, and February. Mandalay is in Myanmar at 22.0°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a tropical climate with small temperature change.

May is the warmest month (average 31.5°C, high 37.0°C) and January is the coolest (average 22.0°C, low 14.2°C). Rain is about 261 mm of rain spread through the year. The wettest month is June at 44 mm; the driest is February at 2 mm.

Best months to visit Mandalay

The three months with the highest comfort score are December, January, and February: December (23.3°C average, 8 mm, 46% humidity); January (22.0°C average, 11 mm, 41% humidity); February (24.3°C average, 2 mm, 32% humidity). Those months sit across the year end, so they are listed in season order rather than January-to-December. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you prefer the hottest stretch, that is May. The coolest stretch is January.

Temperature through the year

Mandalay has a 9.5°C gap between its coolest monthly average (22.0°C in January) and its warmest (31.5°C in May). That is a northern-hemisphere pattern.

Mean high across all twelve months is 34.4°C and mean low is 21.9°C. These are 20-year grid averages, so a city station can read a few degrees warmer or cooler.

Rain through the year

Annual rainfall is 261 mm. June leads at 44 mm; February is lightest at 2 mm.

A rainy day here is a day with at least 1 mm in the NASA POWER series. June averages 13 such days; February averages 1.

What stands out month by month

The year bottoms out in January. Plan for 14.2°C at night and 29.7°C in the afternoon. February is the driest month, averaging only 2 mm across 1 rainy days. Highs sit near 32.5°C. In March, Mandalay averages 35.5°C by day and 20.1°C at night, with 8 mm of rain. Peak heat arrives in May: 37.0°C by day, 26.0°C at night, and 50% humidity.

June is the wettest month — 44 mm and 13 rainy days, with 60% humidity. November brings 9 mm and 3 rainy days; temperatures run from 20.4°C to 33.3°C. In December, Mandalay averages 30.4°C by day and 16.3°C at night, with 8 mm of rain.

How Mandalay compares inside Myanmar

Yangon is about 575 km away: Mandalay is 1.5°C cooler than Yangon in its hottest month and 974 mm drier over the year than Yangon. Yangon’s wettest month is July (280 mm) versus June here.