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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Nyaung-U

Nyaung-U (Burmese: ညောင်ဦးမြို့) is the administrative town of Nyaung-U Township of Nyaung-U District in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It lies on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwady River. It is just 4 kilometers away from old Bagan, a popular tourist attraction. The Shwezigon Pagoda is located there. The other popular places in and around Nyaung-U were

  • Htilominlo Pagoda
  • Gubyaukgyi Pagoda
  • Ahlodawpyae Pagoda and
  • Hgnet Pyit Taung Hill

It is the home of Nyaung U Airport. It can be reached by air, by railway, by bus and by boat.

The 8.10 inches (203 mm) rainfall of 19 Oct 2011 was the record breaking one for past 47 years. The previous record was 5.67 inches (144 mm) of 9 Oct 1989. It has a population of 48,528.

Climate

Climate data for Nyaung-U (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)
33.2
(91.8)
37.2
(99.0)
39.7
(103.5)
38.0
(100.4)
35.4
(95.7)
35.2
(95.4)
34.2
(93.6)
33.6
(92.5)
32.9
(91.2)
31.8
(89.2)
29.5
(85.1)
34.2
(93.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)
24.2
(75.6)
28.5
(83.3)
32.1
(89.8)
32.2
(90.0)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
30.1
(86.2)
29.5
(85.1)
28.4
(83.1)
25.8
(78.4)
22.3
(72.1)
28.0
(82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9)
15.2
(59.4)
19.9
(67.8)
24.5
(76.1)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
26.5
(79.7)
26.0
(78.8)
25.4
(77.7)
24.0
(75.2)
19.8
(67.6)
15.2
(59.4)
21.9
(71.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.4
(0.17)
1.7
(0.07)
4.8
(0.19)
11.6
(0.46)
106.2
(4.18)
68.4
(2.69)
38.6
(1.52)
96.7
(3.81)
143.5
(5.65)
129.3
(5.09)
25.9
(1.02)
4.3
(0.17)
635.5
(25.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.6 6.4 6.6 5.1 8.9 10.2 7.9 2.4 1.0 51.5
Source: World Meteorological Organization

References

  1. ^ "Nyaung U village Bagan". Archived from the original on 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  2. ^ "Places to Visit in Bagan". Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  3. ^ "Temple overload - Nyaung U (Bagan), Myanmar Travel Blog". Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  4. ^ "The Slow Boat to Nyaung U - Adam Cohn - the School of Thought".
  5. ^ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/2110newsm.pdf Page 19 Col 2
  6. ^ "Myanmar: Regions, States, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  7. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.