Weather in Chiang Mai in March 2025
- March is usually the driest month of the year in Chiang Mai
Average weather
Average temperature in Chiang Mai in March
Going from a maximum of +38°C during the day to a minimum of +17°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +35°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +35°C to +37°C.
Is Chiang Mai warm or cold in March?
Chiang Mai is typically hot in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +33°C to +36°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +17°C to +20°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
March is one of the warmest months in Chiang Mai, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Chiang Mai in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +36°C | +37°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +13°C | +19°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +38°C | +41°C | +43°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 4 mm | 10 mm | 34 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 0 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 55% | 50% | 54% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1007 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +33°C to +36°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 4 mm to 10 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 55% to 50%. Winds are stronger in comparison to February, going up from 0 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 23 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Chiang Mai is gradually increasing during March, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Chiang Mai?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Chiang Mai in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2011 (+31°C) and the highest in 1998 (+34°C). The driest year was 1998 with only 604 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1994 with 1462 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chiang Mai, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.