Monywa
City in Myanmar: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Monywa-aung-setkya-paya-d04: Colegota, CC BY-SA 2.5 es (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Monywa is a city in Myanmar, in Sagaing Region. About 182,011 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Myanmar in our atlas.
It lies at 22.11° N, 95.14° E, about 81 m (266 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Yangon time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Monywa. Green dots: other major cities of Myanmar. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Monywa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 39°C (103°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (57°F). Around 277 mm (11 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
- Amarapura · 97 km
- Mandalay · 99 km
- Kalemyo · 163 km
- Yawnghwe · 245 km
- Nay Pyi Taw · 282 km
- Bago · 548 km
- Insein · 588 km
- Hlaingthaya · 591 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1308522 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1360304 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Monywa-aung-setkya-paya-d04: Colegota, CC BY-SA 2.5 es (Wikimedia Commons)