Yangon Weather in August
Yangon in August
The short of it: Yangon in August averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 24 °C (76 °F), with 567 mm (22.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 86° · low 76° · rain 22.3 in. · daylight 12 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Yangon an average August high of 86°, a low of 76° and some 22.3 in. of rain. Yangon's coldest stretch of the year, 86° by day and 76° by night. Wet spells are common — about 22.3 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 41 min in mid-August, 21 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Yangon runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Myenigon, 1 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Yangon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 1.9 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyenigonYangon | 1 mi W | 86° | 76° | 22.3 in. |
| PazundaungYangon | 1 mi ESE | 87° | 76° | 22.8 in. |
| SangyoungYangon | 1 mi W | 86° | 76° | 22.3 in. |
| Mingala TangnyuntYangon | 2 mi SE | 86° | 76° | 22.6 in. |
| KyimyindineYangon | 2 mi W | 86° | 76° | 21.8 in. |
| AhloneYangon | 2 mi WSW | 86° | 76° | 22.0 in. |
| BotataungYangon | 3 mi SSE | 86° | 76° | 22.6 in. |
| SetsanYangon | 3 mi W | 86° | 76° | 21.8 in. |