Region · Myanmar

Where to stay in Sagaing Region

This guide covers 3 destinations in Sagaing Region, a first-level administrative division of Myanmar, with 4 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Kalay, Monywa and Sagaing. Across its destinations, December and January are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Mandalay International Airport (MDL).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
4
Comfortable in the most places
December and January
Main airport
MDLMandalay International Airport
Currency
MMKkyat
Time zone
Asia/Yangon

Destinations

Destinations in Sagaing Region

Every destination in this guide in Sagaing Region, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Monywa207,4894December and JanuaryMDL · 98 km
Kalay251,590November to February
Sagaing69,917December and JanuaryMDL · 20 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Sagaing Region

4 hotels in Sagaing Region recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Jade Royal HotelMonywahotel
King & Queen HotelMonywahotel
Shwe Taung Tan Hotel Lake ViewMonywahotel
Win Unity Resort HotelMonywahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Sagaing Region

From the climate of 3 destinations in Sagaing Region with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December and January.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January3 of 328 °C3 mm
February1 of 331 °C1 mm
March0 of 335 °C3 mm
April0 of 338 °C32 mm
May0 of 337 °C122 mm
June0 of 332 °C87 mm
July0 of 334 °C80 mm
August0 of 333 °C187 mm
September0 of 333 °C203 mm
October0 of 332 °C196 mm
November1 of 330 °C45 mm
December3 of 328 °C5 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Sagaing Region

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Sagaing Region name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Mandalay

MDL · Mandalay International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 2 destinations20 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Sagaing Region, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Myanmar

1 Jan · New Year's Day4 Jan · Independence Day12 Feb · Union Day17 Feb · Chinese New Year2 Mar · Full Moon Day of Tabaung2 Mar · Peasants' Day27 Mar · Armed Forces Day13 Apr · Myanmar New Year14 Apr · Myanmar New Year15 Apr · Myanmar New Year16 Apr · Myanmar New Year17 Apr · Myanmar New Year18 Apr · Myanmar New Year19 Apr · Myanmar New Year20 Apr · Myanmar New Year21 Apr · Myanmar New Year30 Apr · Full Moon Day of Kason1 May · May Day28 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)19 Jul · Martyrs' Day29 Jul · Full Moon Day of Waso25 Oct · Thadingyut Holidays26 Oct · Thadingyut Holidays27 Oct · Thadingyut Holidays10 Nov · Diwali24 Nov · Full Moon Day of Tazaungmon4 Dec · National Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Sagaing Region

Other regions of Myanmar with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Myanmar travel guide · All regions of Myanmar

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.