Tha Khaek weather in March

In March, Tha Khaek sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 34 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tha Khaek's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tha Khaek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Tha Khaek is city in Laos.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tha Khaek reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Tha Khaek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tha Khaek weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°61.511.17.4
Feb30° / 18°132.511.46.2
Mar32° / 21°345.611.94.6
Apr33° / 23°6911.512.43.4
May32° / 24°25323.712.82.7
Jun31° / 25°37827.6132.5
Jul30° / 24°49029.412.92.7
Aug30° / 24°49329.912.62.6
Sep30° / 24°31824.712.13.0
Oct31° / 22°11111.411.64.5
Nov30° / 19°202.611.26.0
Dec28° / 16°61.2117.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58515
68416
78416
88317
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tha Khaek gets around 34 mm of rain over 5.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18152732180
28142633190
37142634190
47132635200
56132535200
66122536210
76112438210
85102439220
95102340230
10492341240
11482241250
12372142260
13362142280
14362042290
15251942310
16251942330
17251841350
18241740360
19241640380
20241539400
21241438420
22241436440
23241335450
24241334471
25241232491
26241231501
27241131511
28241130521
29241029541
30231029542
31231028552

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:256:03
211.66:246:03
311.76:246:03
411.76:236:04
511.76:226:04
611.76:226:04
711.76:216:05
811.76:206:05
911.86:196:05
1011.86:196:05
1111.86:186:06
1211.86:176:06
1311.86:166:06
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1611.96:146:07
1711.96:136:07
1811.96:126:07
1911.96:126:07
2011.96:116:07
2112.06:106:08
2212.06:096:08
2312.06:086:08
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2512.06:076:08
2612.06:066:09
2712.16:056:09
2812.16:046:09
2912.16:036:09
3012.16:036:09
3112.16:026:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tha Khaek

In seasonPeak

None of Tha Khaek's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Tha Khaek's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Tha Khaek?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tha Khaek for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tha Khaek in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Tha Khaek sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tha Khaek in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tha Khaek peaks around July 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highJul 18UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tha Khaek in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tha Khaek is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateMar 1879 µg/m³Nov 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tha Khaek?

Tha Khaek sits at 17.4°N, 104.8°E, 176 m above sea level, in Laos. The nearest listed city is Nakhon Phanom, 6.0 km away.

Sakon NakhonBan XénôSavannakhetMukdahanSekaKhao WongBan Kèngkok

Topography around Tha Khaek

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tha Khaek.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tha Khaek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,404 m.

The land around Tha Khaek is covered by trees (49%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
577 m
80 km
1,404 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Nakhon Phanom 6.0 km · Sakon Nakhon 78 km · Ban Xénô 83 km · Savannakhet 94 km · Mukdahan 97 km · Seka 109 km · Khao Wong 112 km · Ban Kèngkok 114 km

Laos travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,325
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
35%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
17.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 461
Religion
Buddhist 65%none 31%other/not stated 2%Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tha Khaek (17.4103°, 104.8307°, elevation 176 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).