Ban Tak weather in March

In March, Ban Tak sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 28 mm of rain across 3.8 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 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Ban Tak's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ban Tak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
31%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ban Tak reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13620
23620
33620
43620
53620
63620
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How March really feels in Ban Tak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
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.

Ban Tak 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
Jan31° / 17°122.111.15.6
Feb34° / 18°71.211.43.7
Mar36° / 21°283.811.92.3
Apr37° / 24°519.612.41.8
May34° / 25°14416.612.82.5
Jun32° / 25°15618.4133.1
Jul30° / 24°1821912.93.5
Aug30° / 24°20020.812.63.4
Sep31° / 24°17420.212.13.2
Oct31° / 23°1011411.64.1
Nov31° / 21°21411.25.3
Dec30° / 18°101.7116.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38713
48713
58713
68614
78614
88614
98614
108515
118416
128317
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ban Tak gets around 28 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
57
67
77
88
98
108
119
129
1310
1411
1512
1613
1713
1814
1915
2015
2116
2216
2317
2417
2518
2618
2718
2818
2919
3019
3119

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1163333163
2153233173
3153134173
4153034173
5142935183
6142836184
7132737194
8122738194
9112638204
10112539214
11102440225
1292440235
1382340246
1472340256
1562239267
1652139278
1742039289
18320383010
19319373110
20218373211
21217363412
22216353512
23115343713
24114343813
25113334014
26112324114
27111324215
28010314315
2909314416
3008314516
3107304617

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:486:26
211.76:476:26
311.76:466:27
411.76:466:27
511.76:456:27
611.76:446:27
711.76:446:28
811.86:436:28
911.86:426:28
1011.86:416:28
1111.86:416:29
1211.86:406:29
1311.86:396:29
1411.86:386:29
1511.96:386:30
1611.96:376:30
1711.96:366:30
1811.96:356:30
1911.96:356:30
2011.96:346:31
2112.06:336:31
2212.06:326:31
2312.06:316:31
2412.06:316:31
2512.06:306:31
2612.06:296:32
2712.16:286:32
2812.16:276:32
2912.16:266:32
3012.16:266:32
3112.16:256:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.24 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ban Tak

In seasonPeak

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

Ban Tak's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Ban Tak?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ban Tak.

What to pack for Ban Tak in March

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

In March, Ban Tak sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ban Tak in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ban Tak peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ban Tak 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 Ban Tak is worst in March — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 2160 µg/m³Jul 1512 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May20Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ban Tak?

Ban Tak sits at 17.0°N, 99.1°E, 148 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Tak, 20 km away.

Topography around Ban Tak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ban Tak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 924 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,836 m.

The land around Ban Tak is covered by trees (67%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
924 m
80 km
1,836 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tak 20 km · Mae Ramat 60 km · Thoen 65 km · Mae Sot 66 km · Ban Na 69 km · Myawaddy 73 km · Kamphaeng Phet 78 km · Sukhothai 79 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,057
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 1%

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 Ban Tak (17.0433°, 99.0813°, elevation 148 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).