Hsipaw Weather in August
Hsipaw in August
The short of it: Hsipaw in August averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 241 mm (9.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 87° · low 73° · rain 9.5 in. · daylight 12 h 54 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Hsipaw an average August high of 87°, a low of 73° and some 9.5 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 87° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 9.5 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 54 min in mid-August, 29 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Hsipaw runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Kyaukme, 18 mi to the WSW, is 3° cooler by day.
August in Hsipaw, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.6 in. less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 2 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KyaukmeShan State | 18 mi WSW | 84° | 70° | 10.5 in. |
| NamtuShan State | 32 mi NNE | 84° | 71° | 10.0 in. |
| LashioShan State | 36 mi NE | 84° | 70° | 9.9 in. |
| MogokMandalay Region | 54 mi WNW | 78° | 66° | 16.7 in. |
| HsenwiShan State | 64 mi NE | 85° | 72° | 9.4 in. |
| Pyin Oo LwinMandalay Region | 67 mi SW | 81° | 68° | 9.4 in. |
| TangyanShan State | 70 mi E | 85° | 70° | 9.6 in. |
| KutkaiShan State | 71 mi NE | 81° | 66° | 9.7 in. |