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🇲🇲 Yangon’s climate twin is 🇮🇳 Mumbai, India

fair match

Yangon, Myanmar and Mumbai, India are a fair climate match — 2,474 km (1,537 mi) apart. Yangon is Köppen zone Am; Mumbai is Am.

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What to expect

Yangon and Mumbai both sit in the tropical monsoon (Am) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 2,474 km (1,537 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.

It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Yangon and Mumbai. Temperatures stay tight: January means differ by 1°C (Mumbai cooler); July by 0°C (Mumbai warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Mumbai is 260 mm wetter in July.

Sunshine stays close: Mumbai at 7.9 h/day on average versus 7.9 h/day in Yangon (January 10.7 h / 10.4 h, July 5.2 h / 5.4 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 46 µg/m³ in Mumbai vs 20 in Yangon (higher by 26 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 14°C vs 17°C; July 25°C vs 25°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

YangonMumbai
January
Temp
32° / 18°
31° / 17°
Rain
3 mm
1 mm
Dew
17°
14°
PM2.5
31.1 µg/m³
70.6 µg/m³
Sun
10.4 h
10.7 h
July
Temp
30° / 24°
30° / 25°
Rain
580 mm
840 mm
Dew
25°
25°
PM2.5
8.5 µg/m³
20.9 µg/m³
Sun
5.4 h
5.2 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Yangon?

On Similar Climates, Mumbai, India is the closest distant match for Yangon, Myanmar — scored fair, about 2,474 km (1,537 mi) away.

How far is Yangon from its climate twin?

Yangon and Mumbai are separated by roughly 2,474 km (1,537 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Yangon and Mumbai have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Yangon and Mumbai share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical monsoon (Am).

What is the climate like in Yangon?

Yangon has a tropical monsoon climate (Am). January averages a high of 32°C and a low of 18°C with 3 mm of rain; July averages 30°C / 24°C and 580 mm.

How sunny is Yangon?

Yangon averages about 10.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 5.4 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Yangon?

January PM2.5 averages about 31.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 94); July averages 8.5 µg/m³ (US AQI 45).

Other close climate matches for Yangon: Surat (fair), Darwin (loose), Bissau (loose).

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