When to go to Burma
Monsoon rain at Botataung pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar
The peak time for visiting this part of the world is in the relatively cool and dry season, which begins after the rains have stopped in early November and lasts until early March
Climate in Burma
Burma enjoys a relatively cool, dry period of weather between December and February. This is peak tourist season, when the skies are blue for days on end and nightime temperatures are pleasant. Up on the Shan Plateau around Inle Lake, you may even need a fleece in the evenings.
From March onwards, humidity levels start to build ahead of the annual monsoons, with thermometers soaring well above 40 degrees C in the Ayeyarwaddy Valley around Mandalay by late-April. The rains proper erupt in mid-May and last through October – low season in tourism terms. Travel anywhere in the country at this time is problematic: roads routinely are washed away, rail lines flooded and cyclones wreak havoc on the coastal plains and delta area.
Burma's festivals
Burma’s festival calendar is jam-packed and you’re sure to come across some kind of celebration during your trip, whenever you chose to come. The biggest events are Yangon’s Shwedagon Pwe in February and raucous Thingyan in April, a nation-wide knees up when lots of drinking, singing, dancing and throwing of water marks the start of the Burmese New Year.
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