Loei weather in March

In March, Loei sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 47 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 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 Loei's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Loei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:26 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Loei is town in Loei province, Thailand.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 25 µg/m³ · 2019

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 Loei reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33319
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How March really feels in Loei

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.

Loei 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°121.911.17.4
Feb31° / 18°152.811.45.7
Mar33° / 21°477.811.93.8
Apr34° / 23°8814.812.42.8
May33° / 24°19823.612.82.4
Jun32° / 25°16820.8132.7
Jul31° / 25°18822.212.92.9
Aug31° / 24°24924.812.62.8
Sep31° / 24°24124.112.13.0
Oct30° / 22°11313.711.64.6
Nov29° / 19°243.411.26.6
Dec27° / 17°101.6118.1

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 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58614
68614
78614
88515
98416
108317
118317
128119
138020
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316832

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Loei gets around 47 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 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
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414
514
615
715
816
917
1018
1119
1220
1321
1423
1524
1625
1727
1828
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2030
2131
2232
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2434
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2635
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2836
2936
3037
3137

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1318343780
2317343880
3316343980
4316344080
5315344180
6314334180
7313334290
83133243100
93123144110
102113044120
112103045130
12292945150
13292746160
14282646180
15172547190
16172447210
17162348220
18162248240
19152148250
20152048260
21152048270
22051948280
23051847290
24041748310
25041747320
26041647330
27041547340
28041446350
29031346370
30031345390
31031244411

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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306calm
316calm

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 6:37 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:376:15
211.66:376:15
311.76:366:16
411.76:356:16
511.76:356:16
611.76:346:17
711.76:336:17
811.76:336:17
911.86:326:17
1011.86:316:18
1111.86:306:18
1211.86:306:18
1311.86:296:18
1411.86:286:19
1511.96:276:19
1611.96:266:19
1711.96:266:19
1811.96:256:19
1911.96:246:20
2011.96:236:20
2112.06:226:20
2212.06:226:20
2312.06:216:20
2412.06:206:21
2512.06:196:21
2612.06:186:21
2712.16:176:21
2812.16:176:21
2912.16:166:22
3012.16:156:22
3112.16:146:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Loei

In seasonPeak

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

Loei'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 Loei?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Loei in March

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

In March, Loei sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Loei 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 Loei peaks around August 12 at about 13 (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 12UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Loei 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 Loei is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Loei's WHO annual average of 25 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1849 µg/m³Jul 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr40Poor
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Loei?

Loei sits at 17.5°N, 101.7°E, 244 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Wang Saphung, 22 km away.

Lom Sak

Topography around Loei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Loei has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 274 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,810 m.

The land around Loei is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
274 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
1,810 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Wang Saphung 22 km · Erawan 32 km · Na Klang 53 km · Nam Som 58 km · Phu Kradueng 69 km · Nong Bua Lamphu 82 km · Kut Chap 89 km · Lom Sak 94 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 Loei (17.4905°, 101.7275°, elevation 244 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).