Bagan
Myanmar (Burma)
An ancient royal plain dotted with thousands of centuries-old Buddhist temples rising from the dust.
Warmest month is April at 40°C on average. Coolest is January at 30°C. Driest reading falls in February with 0 rain days.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$1.00 (~$1.00)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- $1.25 (~$1.25)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology11h 30m from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors3,259 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | ±3° | 1 |
| February | 34° | ±3° | 0 |
| March | 37° | ±3° | 0 |
| April | 40° | ±4° | 2 |
| May | 38° | ±5° | 11 |
| June | 36° | ±4° | 17 |
| July | 35° | ±3° | 20 |
| August | 35° | ±3° | 21 |
| September | 34° | ±3° | 20 |
| October | 34° | ±3° | 15 |
| November | 32° | ±3° | 4 |
| December | 30° | ±2° | 1 |
What to do
- Take a sunrise hot air balloon flight over the stupas
- Rent an e-bike to explore the gilded Ananda Temple
- Watch the sun set over the plains from a viewing mound
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.