Kalewa
# Kalewa

Kalewa is a town at the confluence of the Chindwin River and the Myittha River in Kale District, Sagaing Region of north-western Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Kalewa Township.

## Climate

Kalewa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Temperatures are very warm throughout the year, although the winter months (December–February) are milder. The pre-monsoon months from March to May are especially hot, with maximum temperatures around 35 °C (95 °F). There is a winter dry season (November–April) and a summer wet season (May–October).

Climate data for Kalewa (1981–2010) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) | 37.2 (99.0) | 41.8 (107.2) | 43.4 (110.1) | 45.0 (113.0) | 42.8 (109.0) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 35.1 (95.2) | 32.8 (91.0) | 30.1 (86.2) | 45.0 (113.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) | 29.2 (84.6) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.7 (96.3) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.9 (87.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 31.1 (88.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 14.4 (57.9) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 19.1 (66.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 20.6 (69.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 9.4 (48.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) | 4.0 (0.16) | 17.3 (0.68) | 37.6 (1.48) | 182.0 (7.17) | 272.1 (10.71) | 245.6 (9.67) | 303.3 (11.94) | 346.3 (13.63) | 187.5 (7.38) | 38.7 (1.52) | 4.0 (0.16) | 1,641.3 (64.62) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute ||||||||||||||

## Economy

Upstream from Mandalay and Monywa on the Chindwin River, Kalewa is gaining importance as a staging point for trade between Burma and India.

