Town in Sagaing Region, Myanmar
Mawlaik (Burmese: မော်လိုက် [mɔ̀ laɪʔ]; Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်) is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar, It is located along the Chindwin River, which is the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Ayeyarwady.
Etymology
" Mawlaik" derives from the Shan language term "Mawlek" (Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်း; /mɔ2 lek4/), which means "iron mine."[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Mawlaik (1991–2020)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
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Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
29.4
(84.9)
|
33.8
(92.8)
|
36.1
(97.0)
|
35.4
(95.7)
|
33.7
(92.7)
|
32.9
(91.2)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
32.5
(90.5)
|
31.5
(88.7)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
31.5
(88.7)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
21.3
(70.3)
|
25.0
(77.0)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
29.5
(85.1)
|
29.5
(85.1)
|
29.2
(84.6)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
27.2
(81.0)
|
23.9
(75.0)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
12.2
(54.0)
|
13.1
(55.6)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
20.5
(68.9)
|
23.6
(74.5)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
25.6
(78.1)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
24.6
(76.3)
|
22.9
(73.2)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
14.2
(57.6)
|
20.2
(68.4)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
5.5
(0.22)
|
5.8
(0.23)
|
12.7
(0.50)
|
39.2
(1.54)
|
162.1
(6.38)
|
251.8
(9.91)
|
284.5
(11.20)
|
293.9
(11.57)
|
319.2
(12.57)
|
181.7
(7.15)
|
25.0
(0.98)
|
5.9
(0.23)
|
1,587.2
(62.49)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
2.2
|
5.7
|
11.0
|
15.9
|
17.6
|
17.4
|
14.3
|
9.7
|
2.6
|
0.9
|
99.2
|
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[2]
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