Tha Khaek in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Tha Khaek sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 357 mm of rain over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Tha Khaek's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Tha Khaek's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 357 mm; 41 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.6; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Tha Khaek in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.

A typical spring day in Tha Khaek reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Tha Khaek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 91 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Tha Khaek weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 16°	6	1.5	11.1	7.4
Feb	30° / 18°	13	2.5	11.4	6.2
Mar	32° / 21°	34	5.6	11.9	4.6
Apr	33° / 23°	69	11.5	12.4	3.4
May	32° / 24°	253	23.7	12.8	2.7
Jun	31° / 25°	378	27.6	13	2.5
Jul	30° / 24°	490	29.4	12.9	2.7
Aug	30° / 24°	493	29.9	12.6	2.6
Sep	30° / 24°	318	24.7	12.1	3.0
Oct	31° / 22°	111	11.4	11.6	4.5
Nov	30° / 19°	20	2.6	11.2	6.0
Dec	28° / 16°	6	1.2	11	7.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Tha Khaek gets around 357 mm of rain over 41 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Tha Khaek

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In spring, Tha Khaek overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Monsoon

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Mar

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May

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Tha Khaek?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tha Khaek.

What to pack for Tha Khaek in Spring

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

In spring, Tha Khaek sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 41 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tha Khaek in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	10	11	10	12	12	13	13	11	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Tha Khaek in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	39	84	49	23	19	18	19	17	18	15	17
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	84	Unhealthy
Apr	49	Poor
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

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.

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

trees 49%

16 km

577 m

trees 61%

80 km

1,404 m

trees 65%

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Spring 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

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.