Myanmar
Bagan in April
🔥 Hot dry seasonVery hot and mostly dry. Watch for hazy air and extreme heat risk.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · N95 mask for hazy days · sunglasses & hat
Why April scores 6.3What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.5
- !Very hot (37°C highs / 24°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 16.5°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~23 mm rain)
- Air quality5.5
- !Elevated (PM2.5 ~36 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards8.5
- !Extreme heat: Average daily high 37°C
- Safety baseline2.0
- ·Very high caution
| Apr | Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 6.3 Fair | 8.7 Excellent |
| Season | 🔥 Hot dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 37° / 24° | 32° / 19° |
| Rain | 23 mm | 12 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 17° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 36 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Bagan weather-station normals.
Holidays & crowdsApril 2027
Holiday weekA long local holiday falls this month. Expect crowds at sights, fuller trains and flights, and higher hotel prices on those dates. Book ahead.
- Myanmar New Year 13–21 Apr · 9 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore BaganEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyAn ancient city on the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar, with thousands of Buddhist temples and stupas on a wide plain.
ThingyanDate variesUsually mid-April
Myanmar's water festival and New Year.
Why go: Many shops and services close for several days.
Where: Nationwide
Coming up later
Ananda Pagoda FestivalDate variesLunar month of Pyatho — usually December or January
A temple festival with a market and pilgrims.
Why go: Pilgrims arrive by ox cart and a large market sets up.
Where: Ananda Temple
Ananda Temple
A large, white temple with four standing Buddhas.
Shwezigon Pagoda
A gold stupa near Nyaung-U.
Dhammayangyi Temple
The largest temple in Bagan.
Hot air balloon flights
Balloon flights at sunrise over the temples.
💡 Flights are seasonal, roughly October to March, subject to operation.
Mount Popa
A volcanic plug with a monastery, a day trip from Bagan.
Mohinga
Rice noodles in fish broth, Myanmar's national breakfast dish.
Lahpet thoke
A salad of fermented tea leaves with crunchy beans and nuts.
Jaggery
Palm sugar sweets made from toddy palm sap in the area.
Lacquerware
Bowls and boxes made in Bagan's traditional lacquer workshops.
💡 Myinkaba workshops
Sand paintings
Paintings copying temple murals, sold near the temples.
💡 Near temples
Thanaka
Bark paste used as a cosmetic and sun protection.
💡 Markets