Sawankhalok weather in March

In March, Sawankhalok sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 31 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 Sawankhalok's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sawankhalok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Sawankhalok is town in Sukhothai province, Thailand.

Founded
1937

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sawankhalok reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°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 Sawankhalok

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
27 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Sawankhalok 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
Jan32° / 19°162.311.14.9
Feb35° / 21°101.111.43.3
Mar38° / 24°313.711.91.5
Apr39° / 27°638.912.40.7
May36° / 27°2011912.81.4
Jun35° / 27°18020.4131.9
Jul34° / 27°18421.312.92.2
Aug33° / 26°23122.812.62.3
Sep33° / 26°22422.712.12.2
Oct33° / 25°13114.811.63.1
Nov33° / 23°274.111.24.3
Dec32° / 20°132115.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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29010
39010
48911
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68812
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sawankhalok gets around 31 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
25
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56
66
76
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118
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2015
2115
2216
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12112639221
22112539221
32112539221
42112539221
52112539231
62112439231
72102439241
82102439241
9292439251
10292339251
11282339261
12282240272
13272240282
14272140292
15262040302
16152041312
17151941322
18141941332
19141842342
20131742352
21131642362
22031542372
23021443382
24021443392
25021343402
26021242412
27021242422
28021142433
29021041443
30021041453
3101940473

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

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
16calm
26calm
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46calm
56calm
67calm
77calm
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127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

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 6:45 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:456:23
211.66:446:23
311.76:446:23
411.76:436:24
511.76:426:24
611.76:426:24
711.76:416:25
811.76:406:25
911.86:396:25
1011.86:396:25
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1211.86:376:26
1311.86:366:26
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1511.96:356:26
1611.96:346:27
1711.96:336:27
1811.96:326:27
1911.96:326:27
2011.96:316:28
2112.06:306:28
2212.06:296:28
2312.06:286:28
2412.06:286:28
2512.06:276:28
2612.06:266:29
2712.16:256:29
2812.16:246:29
2912.16:236:29
3012.16:236:29
3112.16:226:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.22 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sawankhalok

In seasonPeak

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

Sawankhalok'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 Sawankhalok?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sawankhalok.

What to pack for Sawankhalok in March

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

In March, Sawankhalok sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sawankhalok 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 Sawankhalok peaks around August 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 13Dec 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Sawankhalok 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 Sawankhalok is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (June, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1556 µg/m³Jun 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sawankhalok?

Sawankhalok sits at 17.3°N, 99.8°E, 67 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Si Satchanalai, 24 km away.

Topography around Sawankhalok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sawankhalok has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 61 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m.

The land around Sawankhalok is covered by cropland (51%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
253 m
80 km
1,205 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Si Satchanalai 24 km · Sukhothai 34 km · Ban Na 35 km · Uttaradit 44 km · Bang Rakam 69 km · Phitsanulok 71 km · Ban Aranyik 73 km · Thoen 73 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 Sawankhalok (17.316°, 99.8319°, elevation 67 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).