Sakon Nakhon weather in March

In March, Sakon Nakhon sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 38 mm of rain across 5.7 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 62% 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 Sakon Nakhon's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sakon Nakhon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Sakon Nakhon is city in Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand.

Density
1,398/km²
people per km²

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 Sakon Nakhon reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°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 Sakon Nakhon

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.

Sakon Nakhon 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°61.511.17.0
Feb31° / 19°142.811.45.7
Mar33° / 22°385.711.94.0
Apr34° / 25°7311.612.42.9
May33° / 25°21622.412.82.4
Jun32° / 26°24024.5132.5
Jul31° / 25°3142712.92.5
Aug31° / 25°35528.412.62.5
Sep31° / 25°26823.612.12.9
Oct31° / 23°9410.311.64.4
Nov31° / 20°183.211.25.7
Dec29° / 17°61.2117.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48515
58515
68515
78416
88416
98218
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128119
137921
147822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sakon Nakhon gets around 38 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
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411
511
611
712
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1013
1113
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1517
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1820
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2021
2122
2223
2324
2425
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2626
2726
2826
2927
3027
3127

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16132636190
26132636190
36122637200
45112637200
55112638200
65102539210
75102540210
8492441220
9482442230
10472342240
11362243250
12362244260
13352144270
14252044290
15241944310
16241844320
17241743340
18141643350
19141542370
20141442390
21141341400
22141240430
23151238440
24151137460
25151136470
26141035491
27141034501
2814933521
2914933521
3014932531
3113931551

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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219calm
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259calm
269calm
279calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:286:06
211.76:276:06
311.76:266:06
411.76:266:07
511.76:256:07
611.76:246:07
711.76:236:07
811.76:236:08
911.86:226:08
1011.86:216:08
1111.86:216:08
1211.86:206:09
1311.86:196:09
1411.86:186:09
1511.96:176:09
1611.96:176:09
1711.96:166:10
1811.96:156:10
1911.96:146:10
2011.96:136:10
2112.06:136:10
2212.06:126:11
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:106:11
2512.06:096:11
2612.06:096:11
2712.16:086:12
2812.16:076:12
2912.16:066:12
3012.16:056:12
3112.16:056:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sakon Nakhon

In seasonPeak

In March, Sakon Nakhon sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sakon Nakhon sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Sakon Nakhon's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sakon Nakhon?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sakon Nakhon in March

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

In March, Sakon Nakhon sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sakon Nakhon 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 Sakon Nakhon peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highJul 19UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sakon Nakhon 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 Sakon Nakhon is worst in March — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateMar 1859 µg/m³Nov 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May28Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sakon Nakhon?

Sakon Nakhon sits at 17.2°N, 104.1°E, 165 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Khao Wong, 52 km away.

Mukdahan

Topography around Sakon Nakhon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakon Nakhon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 m.

The land around Sakon Nakhon is covered by trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
343 m
80 km
531 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Khao Wong 52 km · Warichaphum 56 km · Kuchinarai 70 km · Nakhon Phanom 73 km · Tha Khaek 78 km · Sawang Daen Din 81 km · Seka 88 km · Mukdahan 92 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 Sakon Nakhon (17.1612°, 104.1472°, elevation 165 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).