Nyaung-U

For the Pagan-dynasty king, see Nyaung-u Sawrahan.

Nyaung-U (Burmese: ညောင်ဦးမြို့) is the administrative town of Nyaung-U Township of Nyaung-U District in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It lies on the eastern bank of Ayeyarwady River. It is just 4 kilometers away from old Bagan, a popular tourist attraction.^[1] The Shwezigon Pagoda is located there. The other popular places in and around Nyaung-U were ^[2]

• Htilominlo Pagoda
• Gubyaukgyi Pagoda
• Ahlodawpyae Pagoda and
• Hgnet Pyit Taung Hill

Nyaung-U ညောင်ဦးမြို့
Town
Nyaung-U Location in Burma
Coordinates: 21°12′N 94°55′E
Country	Myanmar
Division	Mandalay
District	Nyaung-U District
Township	Nyaung-U Township
Population  (2014)	48,528
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)

It is the home of Nyaung U Airport. It can be reached by air, by railway, by bus^[3] and by boat.^[4]

The 8.10 inches (203 mm) rainfall of 19 Oct 2011 was the record breaking one for past 47 years. The previous record was 5.67 inches (144 mm) of 9 Oct 1989.^[5] It has a population of 48,528.^[6]

Climate

Climate data for Nyaung-U (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.8 (85.6)	33.2 (91.8)	37.2 (99.0)	39.7 (103.5)	38.0 (100.4)	35.4 (95.7)	35.2 (95.4)	34.2 (93.6)	33.6 (92.5)	32.9 (91.2)	31.8 (89.2)	29.5 (85.1)	34.2 (93.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	21.5 (70.7)	24.2 (75.6)	28.5 (83.3)	32.1 (89.8)	32.2 (90.0)	30.9 (87.6)	30.8 (87.4)	30.1 (86.2)	29.5 (85.1)	28.4 (83.1)	25.8 (78.4)	22.3 (72.1)	28.0 (82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13.3 (55.9)	15.2 (59.4)	19.9 (67.8)	24.5 (76.1)	26.3 (79.3)	26.4 (79.5)	26.5 (79.7)	26.0 (78.8)	25.4 (77.7)	24.0 (75.2)	19.8 (67.6)	15.2 (59.4)	21.9 (71.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.4 (0.17)	1.7 (0.07)	4.8 (0.19)	11.6 (0.46)	106.2 (4.18)	68.4 (2.69)	38.6 (1.52)	96.7 (3.81)	143.5 (5.65)	129.3 (5.09)	25.9 (1.02)	4.3 (0.17)	635.5 (25.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.5	0.3	0.5	1.6	6.4	6.6	5.1	8.9	10.2	7.9	2.4	1.0	51.5
Source: World Meteorological Organization[7]