Insein
City in Myanmar: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Insein is a city in Myanmar, in Yangon. About 247,675 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Myanmar in our atlas.
It lies at 16.89° N, 96.10° E, about 17 m (56 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Yangon time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Insein. Green dots: other major cities of Myanmar. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Insein has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 40°C (103°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 18°C (65°F). Around 1,235 mm (49 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
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.
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- Hlaingthaya · 6 km
- Yangon · 11 km
- Bago · 64 km
- Pathein · 146 km
- Mawlamyine · 168 km
- Nay Pyi Taw · 317 km
- Yawnghwe · 428 km
- Amarapura · 557 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1321937 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.