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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Loikaw Myanmar (Burma)

In Loikaw, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is mostly clear, and it is warm year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 50°F to 93°F and is rarely below 45°F or above 98°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Loikaw for warm-weather activities are from early February to early April and from late October to mid December.

Climate in Loikaw

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Loikaw weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 1.7 months, from March 15 to May 7, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year in Loikaw is April, with an average high of 92°F and low of 68°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.3 months, from November 19 to January 29, with an average daily high temperature below 80°F. The coldest month of the year in Loikaw is January, with an average low of 50°F and high of 78°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Loikaw

Average High and Low Temperature in LoikawhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 2679°FJan 2679°FApr 1293°FApr 1293°F50°F50°F68°F68°FNov 1980°FNov 1980°F59°F59°F70°F70°F60°F60°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 78°F84°F90°F92°F88°F82°F81°F81°F82°F82°F80°F77°F
Temp. 62°F66°F74°F80°F78°F75°F74°F73°F74°F73°F69°F64°F
Low 50°F52°F60°F68°F70°F70°F69°F69°F68°F66°F61°F54°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Loikaw

Average Hourly Temperature in LoikawJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhotcomfortablecoldwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Kafue, Zambia (5,294 miles away) and Masoko, Tanzania (4,763 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Loikaw (view comparison).

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In Loikaw, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Loikaw begins around October 26 and lasts for 5.9 months, ending around April 23.

The clearest month of the year in Loikaw is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 79% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around April 23 and lasts for 6.1 months, ending around October 26.

The cloudiest month of the year in Loikaw is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 93% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Loikaw

Cloud Cover Categories in LoikawclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 2180%Feb 2180%Aug 36%Aug 36%Oct 2642%Oct 2642%Apr 2344%Apr 2344%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 25%21%29%50%77%90%93%92%86%66%42%29%
Clearer 75%79%71%50%23%10%7%8%14%34%58%71%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Loikaw varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from May 3 to October 9, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Loikaw is August, with an average of 17.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.8 months, from October 9 to May 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Loikaw is January, with an average of 0.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Loikaw is August, with an average of 17.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 57% on August 1.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Loikaw

Daily Chance of Precipitation in LoikawwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 157%Aug 157%Feb 11%Feb 11%May 329%May 329%Oct 929%Oct 929%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.5d0.5d1.2d4.1d12.1d14.1d16.8d17.0d12.7d7.9d3.2d0.8d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Loikaw experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.2 months, from March 22 to November 30, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Loikaw is August, with an average rainfall of 6.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from November 30 to March 22. The month with the least rain in Loikaw is February, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Loikaw

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.2″0.1″0.4″1.5″4.7″5.1″6.0″6.7″5.1″2.7″1.1″0.3″

The length of the day in Loikaw varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 19 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Loikaw

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in LoikawJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 19 minJun 2113 hr, 19 minJun 2112 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2210 hr, 57 minDec 2110 hr, 57 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.1h11.5h12.0h12.6h13.1h13.3h13.2h12.8h12.2h11.7h11.2h11.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:21 AM on June 5, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 17 minutes later at 6:38 AM on January 18. The earliest sunset is at 5:20 PM on November 26, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 23 minutes later at 6:44 PM on July 5.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Loikaw during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Loikaw

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in LoikawJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 55:21 AMJun 55:21 AM6:44 PMJul 56:44 PMJul 5Nov 265:20 PMNov 265:20 PM6:38 AMJan 186:38 AMJan 18daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Loikaw

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in LoikawJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060707080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606060707080804790NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Loikaw

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Loikaw experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from April 13 to December 1, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 26% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Loikaw is July, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Loikaw is January, with 0.3 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Loikaw

Humidity Comfort Levels in LoikawmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 201%Jan 201%100%Jul 10100%Jul 10Apr 1326%Apr 1326%Dec 126%Dec 126%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggycomfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.3d0.4d1.4d9.6d25.6d29.7d31.0d30.9d29.7d28.1d15.0d3.3d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Loikaw experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from February 17 to August 21, with average wind speeds of more than 3.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Loikaw is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.9 months, from August 21 to February 17. The calmest month of the year in Loikaw is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Loikaw

Average Wind Speed in LoikawwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mphJun 255.0 mphJun 255.0 mphOct 102.9 mphOct 102.9 mphFeb 173.9 mphFeb 173.9 mphAug 213.9 mphAug 213.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 3.33.94.34.24.14.74.74.03.22.92.93.0

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Loikaw varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 2.1 weeks, from January 1 to January 16; for 1.3 months, from May 30 to July 7; and for 1.6 weeks, from September 18 to September 29, with a peak percentage of 56% on June 18. The wind is most often from the west for 4.5 months, from January 16 to May 30 and for 2.4 months, from July 7 to September 18, with a peak percentage of 75% on April 9. The wind is most often from the east for 3.1 months, from September 29 to December 31, with a peak percentage of 50% on November 8.

Wind Direction in Loikaw

Wind Direction in LoikawSWSWSEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Loikaw throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Loikaw for general outdoor tourist activities are from early February to early April and from late October to mid December, with a peak score in the first week of March.

Tourism Score in Loikaw

Tourism Score in Loikawbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.47.43.93.97.27.26.26.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Loikaw for hot-weather activities is from late March to late April, with a peak score in the second week of April.

Beach/Pool Score in Loikaw

Beach/Pool Score in LoikawJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.76.72.12.14.94.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Loikaw are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Loikaw

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in LoikawJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Loikaw

Growing Degree Days in LoikawJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°FJan 890°FJan 890°FMar 3900°FMar 3900°FApr 91,800°FApr 91,800°FDec 317,862°FDec 317,862°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from February 23 to April 26, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Loikaw is March, with an average of 6.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 6.1 months, from June 28 to December 31, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Loikaw is August, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Loikaw

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in LoikawbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMar 276.8 kWhMar 276.8 kWhAug 254.7 kWhAug 254.7 kWhJun 285.1 kWhJun 285.1 kWhDec 315.1 kWhDec 315.1 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.46.16.76.65.75.24.84.74.85.15.05.0

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Loikaw are 19.678 deg latitude, 97.210 deg longitude, and 2,930 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Loikaw contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 262 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,913 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,139 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (6,690 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Loikaw is covered by cropland (74%) and grassland (10%), within 10 miles by cropland (59%) and trees (15%), and within 50 miles by trees (40%) and shrubs (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Loikaw, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Sanam Bin Mae Hong Son, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Loikaw.

At a distance of 91 kilometers from Loikaw, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Loikaw according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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