Climate
Sittwe's climate is classified as a tropical monsoon climate (Am), according to the Köppen climate classification system. The city experiences a dry season from December through April, and an extraordinarily rainy wet season covering the remaining seven months. Sittwe sees average rainfall in excess of 1 metre (40 in) per month during June, July and August. Conditions are noticeably cooler and less humid in the months of December, January and February than during the remainder of the year.
| Climate data for Sittwe | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.9 (84) |
28.9 (84) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.1 (88) |
30.3 (86.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.14 (86.25) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.46 (70.63) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.43) |
8 (0.31) |
5 (0.2) |
44 (1.73) |
268 (10.55) |
1,091 (42.95) |
1,155 (45.47) |
1,025 (40.35) |
537 (21.14) |
289 (11.38) |
105 (4.13) |
17 (0.67) |
4,555 (179.31) |
| Avg. rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 121 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 279 | 252 | 279 | 240 | 186 | 120 | 93 | 93 | 120 | 186 | 240 | 248 | 2,336 |
| Source #1: HKO (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: World Climate Guide (rain days & sunshine, 1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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