Myanmar
Bagan in March
🔥 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 March scores 6.3What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.8
- !Very hot (36°C highs / 22°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 10.5°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~15 mm rain)
- Air quality4.9
- !Unhealthy for sensitive groups (PM2.5 ~41 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards8.5
- !Extreme heat: Average daily high 36°C
- Safety baseline2.0
- ·Very high caution
| Mar | Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 6.3 Fair | 8.7 Excellent |
| Season | 🔥 Hot dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 36° / 22° | 32° / 19° |
| Rain | 15 mm | 12 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 11° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 41 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 & crowdsMarch 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Full Moon Day of Tabaung 20–22 Mar · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Peasants' Day (2 Mar) · Armed Forces Day (27 Mar)
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.
No major events on our calendar for March.
Coming up later
ThingyanDate variesUsually mid-April
Myanmar's water festival and New Year.
Why go: Many shops and services close for several days.
Where: Nationwide
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 flightsgreat in Mar
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