Nay Pyi Taw, the purpose-built capital of Myanmar since 2006, sits on a plain in the centre of the country, between the Bago mountains and the Shan hills at approximately 19.75°N, 96.10°E. It has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — hot and seasonally wet — with the three Burmese seasons: a cool winter, a hot summer, and a monsoon.

The hot season, from March to May, is searing, with April the hottest month — highs regularly around 37–39°C — under a blazing sun and hazy skies, with low humidity early on. The southwest monsoon then arrives in May and runs to October, bringing heavy afternoon and evening rain, thick cloud and higher humidity, with substantial cooling.

The cool season, from November to February, brings warm, dry, sunny days around 30–32°C and pleasantly cool nights near 14–17°C, with low humidity and clear skies. This bright, mild, dry stretch is comfortably the most comfortable time of year in the inland capital.

Nay Pyi Taw receives on the order of 1,300–1,400 mm of rain a year, concentrated in the monsoon from May to October — more than the parched Dry Zone to the north but far less than the drenched coast — while December to February is nearly rainless. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Nay Pyi Taw sits on the southern fringe of Myanmar's central Dry Zone, receiving noticeably more monsoon rain than Mandalay to the north but far less than Yangon on the delta. Its inland position spares it the cyclones of the Bay of Bengal, though heavy monsoon rain can still cause flooding across the surrounding plain.

To follow any single measurement in Nay Pyi Taw more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.