Climate averages 1991–2020
Paoy Paet weather
in March.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Paoy Paet: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 5th 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 Battambang (92 km away). In March its highs average 35.3°C, 0.9°C warmer than Paoy Paet, with 47 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Cambodia, Paoy Paet ranks 5th of 8 for the warmest March highs and 6th of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 34.0°C; Paoy Paet is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 34.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 80 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
Paoy Paet climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.411 h |
| February | 33.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 16 | 3.1 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 34.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 49 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 80 | 14.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.0°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 145 | 22.0 | 12.813 h |
| June | 31.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 141 | 22.4 | 12.913 h |
| July | 30.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 161 | 24.5 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 181 | 25.4 | 12.613 h |
| September | 30.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 237 | 25.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 157 | 18.3 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.1°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 29 | 5.2 | 11.512 h |
| December | 30.1°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 5.8 | 1.4 | 11.311 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
- Battambang in MarchCambodia · 92 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 47 mm rain
- Kabin Buri in MarchThailand · 97 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Si Maha Phot in MarchThailand · 118 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 41 mm rain
- Chanthaburi in MarchThailand · 127 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.6°C · 85 mm rain
- Siem Reap in MarchCambodia · 144 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 25.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in MarchThailand · 154 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 38 mm rain
- Chon Buri in MarchThailand · 174 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 25.1°C · 58 mm rain
- Rayong in MarchThailand · 178 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 25.3°C · 81 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 Paoy Paet) is explained once on the Paoy Paet year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.