Mawlaik
Mawlaik (Burmese: မော်လိုက် [mɔ̀ laɪʔ]; Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်) is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar, along the Chindwin River.
Mawlaik
မော်လိုက် | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Mawlaik Location of Mawlaik, Burma | |
| Coordinates: 23°17′N 94°05′E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sagaing Region |
| District | Mawlaik |
| Township | Mawlaik |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2021) | 44,540 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Etymology
" Mawlaik" derives from the Shan language term "Mawlek" (Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်း; /mɔ2 lek4/), which means "iron mine."[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Mawlaik (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
6.8 (0.27) |
15.9 (0.63) |
40.9 (1.61) |
143.9 (5.67) |
263.1 (10.36) |
259.2 (10.20) |
306.7 (12.07) |
323.0 (12.72) |
179.0 (7.05) |
35.8 (1.41) |
6.3 (0.25) |
1,584.6 (62.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 10.5 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 14.9 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 98.4 |
| Source: NOAA [2] | |||||||||||||
References
- Tun, Than (1988). "Observations on the Translation and Annotation of the Royal Orders Of Burma". Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 4 (1): 91–99. JSTOR 40860260.
- "Mawlaik Climate Normals 1981-2010". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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