Climate averages 1991–2020
Sakon Nakhon 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 Sakon Nakhon: daytime highs average 32.7°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 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 Thakhèk (78 km away). In March its highs average 32.4°C, about as warm as Sakon Nakhon, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 46 cities listed in Thailand, Sakon Nakhon ranks joint 33rd of 46 for the warmest March highs and joint 8th of 46 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 46 cities is 33.1°C; Sakon Nakhon is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 33.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 38 mm to 73 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
Sakon Nakhon climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 6.5 | 1.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 30.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 14 | 2.8 | 11.612 h |
| March, selected | 32.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 38 | 5.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 73 | 11.5 | 12.513 h |
| May | 32.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 216 | 22.3 | 12.913 h |
| June | 31.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 240 | 24.4 | 13.113 h |
| July | 30.3°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 314 | 27.0 | 13.013 h |
| August | 29.9°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 355 | 28.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 268 | 23.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 94 | 10.3 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.1°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 18 | 3.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.6°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 5.5 | 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
- Thakhèk in MarchLaos · 78 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 34 mm rain
- Savannakhet in MarchLaos · 93 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 34 mm rain
- Udon Thani in MarchThailand · 147 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Khon Kaen in MarchThailand · 161 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 34 mm rain
- Vientiane in MarchLaos · 187 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Ubon Ratchathani in MarchThailand · 227 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 35 mm rain
- Hà Tĩnh in MarchVietnam · 228 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 19.8°C · 69 mm rain
- Vinh in MarchVietnam · 235 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 19.9°C · 37 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 Sakon Nakhon) is explained once on the Sakon Nakhon year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.