Wichian Buri weather in March

In March, Wichian Buri sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 41 mm of rain across 7.1 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 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Wichian Buri's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wichian Buri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Wichian Buri is town in Phetchabun province, Thailand.

Founded
1956

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 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Wichian Buri reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°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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How March really feels in Wichian Buri

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
20 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.

Wichian Buri 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° / 20°92.211.25.1
Feb34° / 22°173.511.53.8
Mar36° / 24°417.111.92.5
Apr36° / 26°7512.912.31.8
May35° / 26°19923.712.71.8
Jun33° / 26°21925.412.92.0
Jul32° / 25°24426.712.82.2
Aug32° / 25°28428.412.52.2
Sep32° / 25°27426.612.12.4
Oct32° / 24°12315.311.63.6
Nov32° / 22°25411.34.8
Dec31° / 20°71.111.15.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58515
68515
78416
88317
98218
108218
118119
127921
137921
147822
157624
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187327
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226931
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306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Wichian Buri gets around 41 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
715
815
916
1016
1117
1218
1319
1421
1522
1623
1724
1825
1926
2027
2128
2229
2330
2430
2531
2632
2732
2833
2933
3034
3134

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1271826462
2271726462
3261727472
4261627482
5251627482
6241527492
7241428502
8241328512
9131328532
10131228542
11131128552
12121027582
1312927592
1412827602
1502727613
1601626643
1701626643
1801526653
1901525663
2001425664
2101425664
2201424674
2301424665
2401323685
2501322686
2601321696
2701320697
2801320688
2901319698
3001318699
31013176910

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:396:19
211.76:386:19
311.76:376:19
411.76:376:20
511.76:366:20
611.76:366:20
711.86:356:20
811.86:346:21
911.86:346:21
1011.86:336:21
1111.86:326:21
1211.86:316:21
1311.86:316:21
1411.96:306:22
1511.96:296:22
1611.96:296:22
1711.96:286:22
1811.96:276:22
1911.96:266:22
2012.06:266:23
2112.06:256:23
2212.06:246:23
2312.06:236:23
2412.06:226:23
2512.06:226:23
2612.06:216:23
2712.16:206:24
2812.16:196:24
2912.16:196:24
3012.16:186:24
3112.16:176:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Wichian Buri

In seasonPeak

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

Wichian Buri'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 Wichian Buri?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wichian Buri.

What to pack for Wichian Buri in March

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

In March, Wichian Buri sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wichian Buri 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 Wichian Buri peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 14UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Wichian Buri 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 Wichian Buri is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1544 µg/m³Nov 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb40Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr37Poor
May27Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wichian Buri?

Wichian Buri sits at 15.7°N, 101.1°E, 72 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Nong Phai, 37 km away.

Taphan Hin

Topography around Wichian Buri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wichian Buri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,087 m.

The land around Wichian Buri is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
1,087 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nong Phai 37 km · Chai Badan 51 km · Chon Daen 65 km · Thap Khlo 78 km · Phetchabun 85 km · Dan Khun Thot 87 km · Bang Mun Nak 88 km · Taphan Hin 96 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 Wichian Buri (15.6578°, 101.106°, elevation 72 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).