Bago Region · Myanmar

Pyay travel guide

Pyay is a city in Bago Region, Myanmar, home to about 135,000 people.

Nearest airport
SNW104 km · Thandwe Airport
Currency
MMKkyat
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Language
Burmese

When to go

The best time to visit Pyay

Pyay has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; July is the wettest, with about 666 mm of rain.

0°19°39°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec666 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Pyay: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Thandwe Airport (SNW), about 104 km from the city centre in a straight line; Nay Pyi Taw International Airport (NYT, 137 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

SNW · Thandwe Airport

104.4 km from the centreICAO VYTD
large airport

NYT · Nay Pyi Taw International Airport

136.7 km from the centreICAO VYNT

Questions

Pyay: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Pyay?

Pyay has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; July is the wettest, with about 666 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Pyay?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Thandwe Airport (SNW), about 104 km from the city centre in a straight line; Nay Pyi Taw International Airport (NYT, 137 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Pyay?

kyat (MMK).

Nearby

Destinations near Pyay

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.