Mae Sot in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Mae Sot sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 257 mm of rain over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Mae Sot's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mae Sot's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 34°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 257 mm; 31 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 2.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Mae Sot in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Mae Sot reaches about 34°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Mae Sot

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

20 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Mae Sot 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	31° / 16°	7	1	11.1	5.9
Feb	33° / 17°	6	0.4	11.4	4.6
Mar	35° / 20°	17	2.6	11.9	3.4
Apr	35° / 23°	39	7	12.4	2.6
May	32° / 24°	202	21.6	12.8	2.7
Jun	29° / 24°	341	28.6	13	2.8
Jul	28° / 23°	394	29.6	12.9	3.0
Aug	28° / 23°	397	29.9	12.6	3.0
Sep	30° / 23°	258	27	12.1	2.9
Oct	31° / 22°	106	14.9	11.6	4.1
Nov	31° / 20°	17	2.9	11.2	5.3
Dec	30° / 17°	8	1.1	11	6.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Mae Sot gets around 257 mm of rain over 31 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 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 12 h 54 min 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 Mae Sot

In seasonPeak

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

Mae Sot'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 spring a good time to visit Mae Sot?

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.

2.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mae Sot.

What to pack for Mae Sot in Spring

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

In spring, Mae Sot sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mae Sot 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 Mae Sot peaks around August 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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)	8	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	11	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Mae Sot 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 Mae Sot is worst in March — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.0× the cleanest month (June, 11 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)	28	43	112	47	18	11	12	12	12	14	17	22
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	112	Unhealthy
Apr	47	Poor
May	18	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	12	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mae Sot?

Mae Sot sits at 16.7°N, 98.6°E, 213 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Myawaddy, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Mae Sot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mae Sot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 693 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,097 m.

The land around Mae Sot is covered by cropland (39%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (74%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

cropland 39%

16 km

693 m

cropland 38%

80 km

2,097 m

trees 74%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Myawaddy 7.0 km · Mae Ramat 30 km · Kawkareik 39 km · Tak 62 km · Ban Tak 66 km · Hpa-An 101 km · Hmaw Bi 102 km · Mawlamyine 103 km

Thailand travel facts

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Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 50 Hz
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Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
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Road deaths: 32.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 402
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 Mae Sot (16.7167°, 98.5667°, elevation 213 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.