Climate averages 1991–2020
Ratchaburi weather
in March.
A very 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 very hot month in Ratchaburi: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 6 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 Ban I Chang (21 km away). In March its highs average 34.8°C, about as warm as Ratchaburi, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Ratchaburi ranks 6th of 46 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 46 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 46 cities is 33.1°C; Ratchaburi is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 37 mm to 68 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
Ratchaburi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 12 | 2.2 | 11.411 h |
| February | 32.9°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 10 | 2.4 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 34.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 37 | 6.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.7°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 68 | 11.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.9°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 127 | 21.9 | 12.713 h |
| June | 32.7°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 114 | 20.4 | 12.913 h |
| July | 31.9°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 133 | 22.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 31.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 143 | 23.0 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 197 | 24.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 188 | 21.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 45 | 6.4 | 11.512 h |
| December | 30.0°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 10 | 2.2 | 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
- Ban I Chang in MarchThailand · 21 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 24.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Nakhon Pathom in MarchThailand · 40 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 46 mm rain
- Nong Khaem in MarchThailand · 60 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 25.6°C · 46 mm rain
- Ban Samae Dam in MarchThailand · 62 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 26.1°C · 38 mm rain
- Bang Khae in MarchThailand · 66 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 25.8°C · 41 mm rain
- Thawi Watthana in MarchThailand · 67 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 25.5°C · 41 mm rain
- Thung Khru in MarchThailand · 76 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 26.0°C · 41 mm rain
- Bangkok in MarchThailand · 78 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 25.4°C · 41 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 Ratchaburi) is explained once on the Ratchaburi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.