Amarapura
City in Myanmar: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Amarapura is a city in Myanmar, in Mandalay Region. About 237,618 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Myanmar in our atlas.
It lies at 21.91° N, 96.05° E, about 79 m (259 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Yangon time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Amarapura. Green dots: other major cities of Myanmar. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Amarapura has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 38°C (100°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (56°F). Around 261 mm (10 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in MyanmarNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Mandalay · 8 km
- Monywa · 97 km
- Yawnghwe · 166 km
- Nay Pyi Taw · 240 km
- Kalemyo · 249 km
- Bago · 509 km
- Insein · 557 km
- Hlaingthaya · 561 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1329221 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q454949 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.