Mawlaik

For other uses, see Mawlaik (disambiguation).

Mawlaik မော်လိုက်
Town
Mawlaik Location of Mawlaik, Burma
Coordinates: 23°17′N 94°05′E
Country	Myanmar
Division	Sagaing Region
District	Mawlaik
Township	Mawlaik
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Population  (2021)	44,540
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

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)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	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]

References

1. 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.
2. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 16 October 2023.