Shwegyin | |
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  Shwegyin Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 17°55′0″N96°53′0″E / 17.91667°N 96.88333°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Bago Region |
| District | Bago |
| Township | Shwegyin |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
| Area code | 54 |
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Shwegyin [2] is a town in Bago District, Pegu region in Burma (Myanmar). It is the administrative seat of Shwegyin Township. Parts of the town and township are under the control of the Karen National Union. [3]
| Climate data for Shwegyin (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.6 (94.3) | 37.1 (98.8) | 38.2 (100.8) | 34.7 (94.5) | 30.7 (87.3) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.1 (91.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) | 3.7 (0.15) | 6.8 (0.27) | 46.2 (1.82) | 247.8 (9.76) | 656.2 (25.83) | 797.9 (31.41) | 837.9 (32.99) | 424.0 (16.69) | 197.6 (7.78) | 39.2 (1.54) | 1.6 (0.06) | 3,260.5 (128.37) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute [4] | |||||||||||||
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