Climate averages 1991–2020
Pakse weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Pakse: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry 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 Ubon Ratchathani (103 km away). In March its highs average 34.1°C, about as warm as Pakse, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Laos, Pakse ranks 1st of 4 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 4 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 4 cities is 32.9°C; Pakse is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 33.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 53 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
Pakse climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 1.9 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
| February | 32.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 3.9 | 1.2 | 11.612 h |
| March, selected | 33.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 24 | 4.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 53 | 10.0 | 12.512 h |
| May | 31.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 190 | 22.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 30.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 317 | 26.6 | 13.013 h |
| July | 29.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 443 | 29.2 | 12.913 h |
| August | 29.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 444 | 29.3 | 12.613 h |
| September | 28.8°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 334 | 26.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.1°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 139 | 17.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.7°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 34 | 5.0 | 11.411 h |
| December | 29.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 5.8 | 1.3 | 11.211 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
- Ubon Ratchathani in MarchThailand · 103 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Savannakhet in MarchLaos · 196 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 34 mm rain
- Phong Điền (Thua Thien Hue Province), Vietnam in MarchVietnam · 233 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 21.4°C · 143 mm rain
- Ðông Hà in MarchVietnam · 234 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 88 mm rain
- Hương Trà in MarchVietnam · 238 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 21.4°C · 102 mm rain
- Huế in MarchVietnam · 243 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 102 mm rain
- Hương Thủy in MarchVietnam · 244 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 71 mm rain
- Kon Tum in MarchVietnam · 252 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 35 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 Pakse) is explained once on the Pakse year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.