Yangon Region · Myanmar
Yangon in March
In March, Yangon averages a daytime high of 36 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 8 mm of rain over the month. Yangon has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 36 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 8 mm
- Daylight on 15 Mar
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 110
When to go
How March compares with the rest of the year in Yangon
March is the 2nd warmest month in Yangon by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 30 °C to 37 °C and the lows from 19 °C to 25 °C. By day, March is 1 °C warmer than February, and April is 1 °C warmer than March.
March brings 8 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 250 mm (2999 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 March the sun is up for about 12 h, against 11 h 10 min at the shortest and 13 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33 °C | 19 °C | 5 mm | |
| February | 35 °C | 20 °C | 2 mm | |
| March | 36 °C | 22 °C | 8 mm | |
| April | 37 °C | 25 °C | 24 mm | |
| May | 34 °C | 25 °C | 334 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 25 °C | 607 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 24 °C | 611 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 25 °C | 668 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 24 °C | 458 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 24 °C | 225 mm | |
| November | 33 °C | 23 °C | 53 mm | |
| December | 32 °C | 20 °C | 5 mm |
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).
When to go
Is March a good time to visit Yangon?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 36 °C is above 29 °C. No month in Yangon meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Myanmar in March
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Yangon
This guide lists 110 places to stay in Yangon, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 6; 1–3 km, 41; 3–10 km, 59; 10 km or more, 4.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.