(late October to mid-February). The weather is usually warm and temperate. When compared with winter, the summers have much more rainfall. The average annual temperature in Aungban is 19.1 °C (66.3 °F). The warmest month of the year is April, with an average temperature of 22.7 °C (72.9 °F). At 14.2 °C (57.6 °F) on average, January is the coldest month of the year. The variation in annual temperature is around 8.5 °C (47.3 °F). The yearly rainfall is 1654 mm (65.1 inches). The difference in precipitation between the driest month and the wettest month is 290 mm (11 inches). Transportation The town is located on the Union Highway, making it directly accessible by highway buses coming from both Upper and Lower Myanmar. It plays a major role as a junction town, lying slightly east of Heho by about , where roads branch off south to Loikaw, Kayah State, north to the temples of Pindaya at about and west to Kalaw at . Air In the 1920s, the single-line railway was extended from Aungban to Shwenyaung, allowing Heho, a small village of Danu people, to grow into a town. An airport was later built northwest of the town. The airport served as an airbase both for the Allies and the Japanese during World War II, and was bombed by the Allies during the war. Evidence of aircraft bunker revetments and bomb craters, especially noticeable from the air, can still be seen on the southern end of the airfield. Myanmar National Airlines and Air KBZ offer direct flights from Yangon to Heho daily, with prices starting at MMK 66,000 and an estimated travel time of 1 hour and 10 minutes. Railway The Aungban-Loikaw railroad was constructed in 1992. The Working People's Daily newspaper reported in 1992 that over 300,000 people had contributed 'voluntary labor' for the Aungban-Loikaw railway line connecting the states of Shan and Kayah. By the end of the project one year later, the total number had risen to almost 800,000. However, many independent and credible testimonies have indicated that this labor was not 'voluntary', and was in fact forced. Road In recent times, the motorway passing through Aungban has been expanded to include four lanes, and buildings that fell under the Union Highway zone were demolished. This motorway upgrade was completed in April 2020. A decision to demolish Colonel Ba Htoo's Memorial Monument on 28 March 2019 was