Chum Phae weather in March

In March, Chum Phae sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.8 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Chum Phae's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chum Phae's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:25 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Chum Phae is town in Khon Kaen province, Thailand.

Founded
1956

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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Chum Phae reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°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 Chum Phae

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.

Chum Phae 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
Jan29° / 17°102.111.17.0
Feb31° / 19°143.111.45.4
Mar33° / 22°417.811.93.7
Apr34° / 24°7913.912.42.6
May33° / 25°15622.312.82.4
Jun33° / 25°12719.2132.6
Jul32° / 25°14921.712.92.7
Aug31° / 25°19123.812.62.7
Sep31° / 24°2242412.12.9
Oct30° / 23°1101411.64.5
Nov29° / 20°223.811.26.4
Dec28° / 17°61117.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58515
68416
78416
88218
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Chum Phae gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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214
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3138

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1314253721
2313253821
3313253821
4212253922
5212244022
6211244023
7210234123
8210234224
929224324
1029214425
1118204526
1217204527
1316194628
1416184629
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2003134737
2103134638
2203124639
2303124540
2403114442
2503114343
2603104345
270294246
280294048
290283951
300283852
310273754

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:356:14
211.76:356:15
311.76:346:15
411.76:336:15
511.76:336:15
611.76:326:16
711.76:316:16
811.86:316:16
911.86:306:16
1011.86:296:17
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1211.86:286:17
1311.86:276:17
1411.96:266:17
1511.96:256:18
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1711.96:246:18
1811.96:236:18
1911.96:226:18
2011.96:226:19
2112.06:216:19
2212.06:206:19
2312.06:196:19
2412.06:186:19
2512.06:186:19
2612.06:176:19
2712.16:166:20
2812.16:156:20
2912.16:146:20
3012.16:146:20
3112.16:136:20

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 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 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 Chum Phae

In seasonPeak

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

Chum Phae'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 Chum Phae?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chum Phae. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chum Phae in March

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

In March, Chum Phae sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chum Phae in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chum Phae peaks around August 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeVery highAug 13UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Chum Phae 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 Chum Phae is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1550 µg/m³Jun 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb45Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr41Poor
May27Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chum Phae?

Chum Phae sits at 16.5°N, 102.1°E, 227 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Phu Khiao, 19 km away.

Topography around Chum Phae

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chum Phae has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 222 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,163 m.

The land around Chum Phae is covered by cropland (38%), trees (34%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
648 m
80 km
1,163 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Phu Khiao 19 km · Kaset Sombun 33 km · Phu Kradueng 44 km · Kaeng Khro 51 km · Khon Kaen 79 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 82 km · Chaiyaphum 82 km · Na Klang 85 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 Chum Phae (16.5443°, 102.0992°, elevation 227 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).