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Magway · Myanmar
Magway is a mid-size city in Magway, Myanmar with a population of 96,954. Elevation: 197 ft (60 m). Average temperature: 81°F (27°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Magway
Magway or Magwe is the capital city of Magway Region of Myanmar, and situated on the banks of the Irrawaddy River. The Myathalun Pagoda is located at the north of the city. Magway Region is famous for the cultivation of sesame and many kinds of nuts. It is also the second largest city of Magway Region and it is home to Magway Airport.
People
Climate
| Population | 96,954 |
| Population Density | 324 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Coordinates | 20.1496°, 94.9325° |
| Timezone | Asia/Yangon |
| Country | 🇲🇲 Myanmar |
| State / Province | Magway |
| Average Temperature | 81°F (27°C) |
| January Average | 71°F (22°C) |
| July Average | 84°F (29°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 32.1 inches (815 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About Magway
Magway is a mid-size city in Myanmar (Magway) with a population of 96,954. The city sits at an elevation of 197 feet (60 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 81°F (27°C). Temperatures range from 71°F in January to 84°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 32.1 inches. The timezone is Asia/Yangon.
Climate in Magway
Magway has an average annual temperature of 27.7°C (82°F). The hottest month is Apr (31.8°C), the coldest is Jan (22.9°C). Average annual precipitation is 767 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 81.2°F |
| 50% above Myanmar avg | |
| January Average | 71°F (22°C) |
| July Average | 84°F (29°C) |
| Sunny Days | 278 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Area | 299.0 sq mi (774.4 km²) |
| Population Density | 324/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 20.1496°N, 94.9325°W |
| Timezone | Asia/Yangon |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Nearby Volcanoes
1 volcano within 200 km. Closest: Popa (92 km).
| Name | Type | Elevation | Last Eruption | Distance |
| Popa | Stratovolcano | 1,518 m (4,980 ft) | -442 | 92 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71°F (22°C) | 0.0 in | Coldest, Driest |
| February | 76°F (24°C) | 0.1 in | |
| March | 83°F (29°C) | 0.2 in | |
| April | 90°F (32°C) | 0.8 in | Warmest |
| May | 89°F (31°C) | 4.9 in | |
| June | 85°F (29°C) | 4.9 in | |
| July | 84°F (29°C) | 4.1 in | |
| August | 83°F (28°C) | 4.6 in | |
| September | 83°F (28°C) | 5.4 in | Wettest |
| October | 82°F (28°C) | 4.8 in | |
| November | 78°F (26°C) | 1.8 in | |
| December | 72°F (22°C) | 0.4 in |
Magway has a seasonal temperature swing of 19°F / from 71°F in January to 90°F in April. Total annual precipitation is 32.1 inches, with September being the wettest month (5.4") and January the driest (0.0").
Colleges & Universities in Magway
| Institution | Type | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Degree College (previous TTC) | College | - | , |
| Technological University | University | - | , |
| University of Community Health | University | - | , |
| University of Computer Studies | University | - | , |
| University of Magway | University | - | , |
| University of Medicine, Magway | University | - | Visit → |
| Yezin Agricultural University (Magway campus) | University | - | , |
| ဆေး/ကွေး | University | - | , |
| နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ် မကွေး | University | - | , |
Schools in Magway
32 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| မကျီးစု အမက | - | - | - | - |
| အထက (၃) | - | - | - | - |
| အမက | - | - | - | - |
| Co-operative Trainning School | - | - | - | - |
| Private High School (Branch), Kanthar | - | - | - | - |
| အထက (၄) | - | - | - | - |
| Government Technical High School | - | - | - | - |
| B.E.H.S.2 | - | - | - | - |
| B.E.H.S.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Wisdom Palace Private Highscholl | - | - | - | - |
| ထောက်ရှာပင် အထက | - | - | - | - |
| နန်းတော်ကုန်း အထကခွဲ | - | - | - | - |
| ကျီးပင်တက် အမက | - | - | - | - |
| ပုဂံစစ် အမက | - | - | - | - |
| ဖလံရုံ အမက | - | - | - | - |
| ဖလံရုံ အမက | - | - | - | - |
| Government Technical School | - | - | - | - |
| မကျီးပင် အမက | - | - | - | - |
| ကန်းနီရွာသစ် အမက | - | - | - | - |
| သင်္ဘောကျွန်း အလက | - | - | - | - |
| ရွာသာယာ အထက | - | - | - | - |
| အမှတ်(၁၄)၊အလယ်တန်းကျောင်း | - | - | - | - |
| No. (5) Industrial Training Center (Magway) | - | - | - | - |
| Royal Private High School | - | - | - | - |
| မကြီးကန် အထက | - | - | - | - |
| အထကခွဲ(၂) မြို့မ | - | - | - | - |
| အလယ်တန်းကျောင်း | - | - | - | - |
| BEHS 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Teaching Trainning Collage | - | - | - | - |
| University of Computer Studies | - | - | - | - |
| Joy Sewing Art | - | - | - | - |
| Joy Sewing Art | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Magway
0 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality |
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Libraries in Magway
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ပညိန္ဒြေစာကြည့်တိုက် (ကြီးပင်ကန်ကျေးရွာ) | 0.0 | |||||
| မန်းရေနံမြေစာကြည့်တိုက် | 0.0 | |||||
| အများသုံးစာကြည့်တိုက် | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Magway
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kan Thar Market | |||||
| Myo Ma Market | |||||
| Sagu Market | |||||
| စကု စည်ပင်သာယာဈေး | |||||
| တောင်ဈေးလေး | |||||
| တောင်ဈေးလေး | |||||
| မင်းဘူးဈေး |
Hotels in Magway
9 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Magway
15 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Magway
7 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Monuments in Magway
1 monuments within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Castles in Magway
1 castles within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Magway
1 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Magway
6 train stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Bus Stations in Magway
7 bus stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Magway
4 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Magway
5 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Golf Courses in Magway
3 golf courses within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Airports Near Magway
2 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Magway Airport | MWQ | Small Airport |
| New Magway Airport | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Magway
1 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Magway Post Office 040101 |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Magway
80 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Ba Phoe Khin Pagoda | |
| Magwe Old-Jail Chedi | |
| Mya Thalon Pagoda | |
| Myathalun Pagoda | |
| ခြေတော်ယာဘုရား | |
| စိန်ပန်းဇဝန | |
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Quick Facts
Around Magway
Places within 5 km radius - OpenStreetMap data
Things to See Near Magway
3 places within 15 km
- • အလမ္ပာယ်မြို့ဟောင်း
- • Satellite Installer
- • VILLAGE
🇲🇲 About Myanmar
Frequently Asked Questions About Magway
What is the population of Magway?
Magway has a population of 96,954 residents and is located in Myanmar. The population density is 324 people per square mile, spread across 299.0 square miles.
What is the weather like in Magway?
Magway has a warm climate with an average annual temperature of 81°F (27°C). Winter temperatures average 71°F in January, while summers reach an average of 84°F in July. The area receives 278 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 32.1 inches.