Climate averages 1991–2020
Thakhèk weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry 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 hot month in Thakhèk: daytime highs average 32.4°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sakon Nakhon (78 km away). In March its highs average 32.7°C, about as warm as Thakhèk, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Laos, Thakhèk ranks 4th of 4 for the warmest March highs and joint 2nd of 4 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 4 cities is 32.9°C; Thakhèk is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 33.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 34 mm to 69 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
Thakhèk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 6.0 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 30.1°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.612 h |
| March, selected | 32.4°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 34 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 69 | 11.5 | 12.513 h |
| May | 31.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 253 | 23.7 | 12.913 h |
| June | 30.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 378 | 27.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 29.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 490 | 29.4 | 13.113 h |
| August | 29.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 493 | 29.9 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.4°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 317 | 24.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 111 | 11.4 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.4°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 20 | 2.6 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 5.8 | 1.2 | 11.111 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
- Sakon Nakhon in MarchThailand · 78 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Savannakhet in MarchLaos · 94 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 34 mm rain
- Hà Tĩnh in MarchVietnam · 154 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 19.8°C · 69 mm rain
- Vinh in MarchVietnam · 167 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 19.9°C · 37 mm rain
- Kỳ Anh in MarchVietnam · 172 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 56 mm rain
- Ba Đồn in MarchVietnam · 173 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 69 mm rain
- Đồng Hới in MarchVietnam · 190 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 20.9°C · 82 mm rain
- Udon Thani in MarchThailand · 217 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 31 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 Thakhèk) is explained once on the Thakhèk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.