Climate averages 1991–2020
Battambang weather
in March.
A very hot, moderately wet month: one of the warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Battambang: daytime highs average 35.3°C and nights cool to about 24.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 47 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Siem Reap (77 km away). In March its highs average 34.1°C, 1.2°C cooler than Battambang, with 52 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Cambodia, Battambang ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest March highs and 5th of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 34.0°C; Battambang is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs stay level at 35.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 47 mm to 83 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Battambang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 12 | 2.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 15 | 2.5 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 35.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 47 | 8.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 83 | 15.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 115 | 21.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 33.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 105 | 18.9 | 12.913 h |
| July | 32.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 105 | 20.8 | 12.813 h |
| August | 32.1°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 124 | 22.9 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 192 | 25.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 190 | 22.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 52 | 9.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 30.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Siem Reap in MarchCambodia · 77 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 25.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Paoy Paet in MarchCambodia · 92 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 24.4°C · 49 mm rain
- Chanthaburi in MarchThailand · 131 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 85 mm rain
- Kampong Chhnang in MarchCambodia · 185 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 25.6°C · 43 mm rain
- Kabin Buri in MarchThailand · 186 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Si Maha Phot in MarchThailand · 206 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Rayong in MarchThailand · 215 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 25.3°C · 81 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in MarchThailand · 239 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 38 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Battambang) is explained once on the Battambang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.