Rakhine State · Myanmar
Sittwe travel guide
Sittwe is a city in Rakhine State, Myanmar, home to about 101,000 people.
- Best months
- December and January
- Nearest airport
- AKY3 km · Sittwe Airport
- Currency
- MMKkyat
- Time zone
- Asia/Yangon
- Language
- Burmese
When to go
The best time to visit Sittwe
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sittwe are December and January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; July is the wettest, with about 1123 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 Sittwe: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sittwe Airport (AKY), about 3.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP, 104 km) is also within reach.
AKY · Sittwe Airport
KYP · Kyaukpyu Airport
Questions
Sittwe: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sittwe?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sittwe are December and January. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; July is the wettest, with about 1123 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sittwe?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sittwe Airport (AKY), about 3.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP, 104 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Sittwe?
kyat (MMK).
Nearby
Destinations near Sittwe
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.