Climate Change Chart of Yangon, Myanmar

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

The monthly mean temperature difference, averaged across calendar months, was +0.95 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted average of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual figure or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in May, at a difference of +1.56 °C. This identifies the strongest increase among the supplied monthly temperature differences, rather than describing every month.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall, averaged across calendar months, had a difference of +0.07 mm/day; this small positive average does not mean rainfall increased in every month, and it is not a comparison of monthly totals. Monthly differences varied in direction: August had the largest increase, a difference of +2.06 mm/day, while May had the largest decrease, a difference of -1.14 mm/day. These are changes in mean daily rainfall for the named months, not changes in monthly accumulation.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months had a difference of -0.27 hours/day compared with the earlier period. This unweighted summary of monthly means does not imply the same change in each month. The monthly contrast was especially marked in August, where the largest decrease was a difference of -1.84 hours/day. By contrast, December recorded the largest increase, a difference of +0.35 hours/day; these are differences in mean daily hours for those months.