Southeast Asia · Nature travel

Best time to visit Inle Lake

Late Nov–Late Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.6°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Inle Lake
Photo: Jakub Hałun (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Inle Lake season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 95.0)Mid Jan: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jan: Best (season score 98.9)Early Feb: Best (season score 97.6)Mid Feb: Best (season score 92.8)Late Feb: Best (season score 89.3)Early Mar: Great (season score 77.2)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 55.4)Late Mar: Okay (season score 49.0)Early Apr: Fair (season score 33.0)Mid Apr: Off-season (season score 17.6)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 6.5)Early May: Avoid (season score 6.3)Mid May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late May: Avoid (season score 5.6)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 11.1)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 13.3)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 15.7)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 13.3)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 14.8)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 10.1)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 12.1)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 11.6)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 8.7)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 14.6)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 10.3)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 18.0)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 24.4)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 36.0)Late Oct: Okay (season score 44.6)Early Nov: Good (season score 65.3)Mid Nov: Great (season score 79.8)Late Nov: Best (season score 90.9)Early Dec: Best (season score 90.9)Mid Dec: Best (season score 94.7)Late Dec: Best (season score 97.8)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 3 (Do not travel)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest26.9°C0.420.7%
FebruaryBest29.4°C0.318.5%
MarchGood32.3°C0.426.6%
AprilOff-season33.7°C1.442.4%
MayAvoid31.7°C4.469.2%
JuneAvoid30.0°C5.287.3%
JulyAvoid29.1°C6.091.9%
AugustAvoid28.8°C6.292.6%
SeptemberOff-season29.3°C5.383.6%
OctoberFair29.1°C3.765.1%
NovemberGreat28.0°C1.335.8%
DecemberBest26.7°C0.426.8%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Inle Lake?
Late Nov–Late Feb. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.6°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Inle Lake?
Late Apr–Mid Jun, Early Jul, Late Jul–Late Aug, Mid Sep is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 30.2°C, with 5.2 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Inle Lake?
July, August, with about 6.2 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.