IN January and February, the temperature will be about 0.1 degree Celsius below the average annual temperature in Yangon Region, Ayeyawady Region, Rakhine State, Mon State and Taninthayi Region and between 0.2 and 1 degree Celsius in the rest regions and states, said meteorologist U Win Naing.
It will be around the average annual temperature or higher between 0.1 and 0.8 degrees Celsius in Sagaing Region, Mandalay Region, Nay Pyi Taw, eastern Shan State and Taninthayi Region in March, while it will remain normal in the rest regions and states.
The coldness will remain through the first four months of 2026, and the nighttime and early-morning temperatures in lower Sagaing Region will be 0.2- 0.5 degrees Celsius lower than the average until May, he said.
The maximum average temperature of regions and states will be 31-35 degrees Celsius in January and February, and 36-39 degrees Celsius in March and April. The possibility of forming clouds will increase in May, and the temperature will decline back to around 35 degrees Celsius after raining.
After the deep depression (DD) in the south of the Bay of Bengal in the first month of 2026 ended without developing into a cyclone, inland temperature, sea surface temperature and humidity will decline in late March 2026 and due to the elevated air pressure, upper air cyclonic circulation and storms are impossible to happen.
The strong west wind from 18,000 feet (FL180) and the -8 °C temperature will make the whole country feel colder. — MT/ZS
