Shan State · Myanmar
Lashio travel guide
Lashio is a city in Shan State, Myanmar, home to about 149,000 people.
- Best months
- November to February
- Nearest airport
- LSH5 km · Lashio Airport
- Currency
- MMKkyat
- Time zone
- Asia/Yangon
- Language
- Burmese
When to go
The best time to visit Lashio
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lashio are November to February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 308 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Lashio: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lashio Airport (LSH), about 4.7 km from the city centre in a straight line.
LSH · Lashio Airport
Questions
Lashio: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Lashio?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Lashio are November to February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; August is the wettest, with about 308 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Lashio?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lashio Airport (LSH), about 4.7 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Lashio?
kyat (MMK).
Nearby
Destinations near Lashio
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.