Pai weather in March

In March, Pai sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Pai's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:40 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pai reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

10°20°30°40°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13214
23214
33214
43214
53214
63215
73215
83215
93215
103215
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How March really feels in Pai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 24 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
24
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.

Pai weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 12°162.4118.2
Feb30° / 13°71.411.36.6
Mar32° / 16°213.311.94.8
Apr33° / 20°607.712.43.7
May31° / 21°19320.712.93.3
Jun29° / 22°22125.413.13.1
Jul29° / 22°28727.713.13.2
Aug28° / 21°3212912.73.1
Sep29° / 21°24825.612.13.4
Oct28° / 20°11617.611.64.9
Nov27° / 17°376.611.17.2
Dec26° / 14°163.210.98.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
59010
69010
78911
88911
98812
108812
118713
128713
138614
148614
158614
168515
178515
188515
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218515
228515
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268515
278416
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298416
308416
318317

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pai gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.3 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 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
68
78
89
99
109
119
129
139
149
1510
1610
1710
1811
1911
2011
2112
2212
2312
2413
2513
2613
2714
2814
2914
3014
3114

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16324112
26324112
36225112
45926123
55827123
65728123
75530123
85331133
95033134
104934134
114735144
124536144
134437154
144238155
154138165
163939175
173739186
183639196
193439207
203339217
213139227
222939248
232740258
242640269
252440279
2622392910
2721393010
2819393111
2917393211
3016393411
3115393512

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
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 6:52 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:526:27
211.66:516:27
311.66:506:28
411.66:506:28
511.76:496:28
611.76:486:29
711.76:476:29
811.76:476:29
911.76:466:30
1011.86:456:30
1111.86:446:30
1211.86:436:31
1311.86:436:31
1411.86:426:31
1511.86:416:32
1611.96:406:32
1711.96:396:32
1811.96:386:32
1911.96:376:33
2011.96:376:33
2112.06:366:33
2212.06:356:33
2312.06:346:34
2412.06:336:34
2512.06:326:34
2612.16:316:34
2712.16:306:35
2812.16:296:35
2912.16:296:35
3012.16:286:35
3112.16:276:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pai

In seasonPeak

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

Pai'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 March a good time to visit Pai?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pai for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pai in March

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

In March, Pai sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pai 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 Pai peaks around August 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 14Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Pai 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 Pai is worst in March — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.6× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodMar 1985 µg/m³Oct 249 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar90Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May20Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pai?

Pai sits at 19.4°N, 98.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Chiang Mai, 86 km away.

San Pa TongSan KamphaengLamphunPa SangLoikawPhayao

Topography around Pai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pai has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 444 m around an average of 563 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,543 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,997 m.

The land around Pai is covered by trees (48%), grassland (23%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
444 m
16 km
1,543 m
80 km
1,997 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Chiang Mai 86 km · Hang Dong 90 km · San Pa Tong 95 km · San Kamphaeng 99 km · Lamphun 105 km · Pa Sang 107 km · Loikaw 134 km · Phayao 152 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 Pai (19.3617°, 98.4397°, elevation 0 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).