December
Best time
27°C / 15°C
1 rain days
warm, dry
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 27°C / 81°F)
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
Best time to visit Bagan
Bagan, Myanmar — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. The standouts: December, January, November.
About Bagan
Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2,200 temples and pagodas survive.
— condensed from Wikipedia
Best months to visit
January
Best time
28°C / 14°C
1 rain days
hot, dry
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
November
Best time
29°C / 19°C
4 rain days
hot, dry
- very low rainfall (only 4 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
OK — shoulder months
February
OK
32°C / 16°C
1 rain days
hot, dry
- very low rainfall (only 1 rain days)
- warm evenings without humidity overload
October
OK
31°C / 23°C
10 rain days
hot, rainy
- manageable rain (10 days)
September
OK
32°C / 24°C
12 rain days
hot, rainy
June
OK
33°C / 25°C
11 rain days
hot, rainy
August
OK
32°C / 24°C
14 rain days
hot, rainy
July
OK
33°C / 25°C
12 rain days
hot, rainy
Months to skip
March
Skip
36°C / 20°C
2 rain days
hot, dry
- dangerously hot (avg high 36°C)
April
Skip
38°C / 24°C
3 rain days
hot, dry
- dangerously hot (avg high 38°C)
May
Skip
36°C / 25°C
9 rain days
hot
- dangerously hot (avg high 36°C)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.