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The best time to visit Myanmar is between November and February. During these months it rains least (if at all) and it is not so hot.
March to May brings intense heat (TS Eliot described April as ‘the cruellest month’). At this time, Yangon’s daily temperatures often reach 40ºC, while areas around Bagan and Mandalay go a few digits higher. The cool hill towns of Shan State offer relief from the heat, though.
The southwest monsoon starts between mid-May and mid-June, bringing frequent rains that dunk the country through till October, peaking from July to September. The dry zone (roughly the area between Mandalay and Pyay) gets less rain than the rest of the country, though roads anywhere (and particularly in the delta region south and east of Yangon) can become impassable. Rakhaing State bears the full force of the rains – often exceeding 500cm of rain annually.
Check the ‘current weather’ link on the Myanmar section of www.asiatravelinfo.com for 22 nationwide temperatures.
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