When to go · Bangkok
Bangkok in March
Mixed month. Hot; heat builds, highs around 34 °C.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 34° / 26°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- Medium
- Thailand overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Thailand overall
Verdict
Hot; heat builds, highs around 34 °C.
Weather in March
- BangkokHighs around 34 °C, lows around 26 °C, rain on about 4 days
- Bangkok and centre, Thailand · Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburihot
Cool season Nov–Feb is the easy window; April reaches 38 °C; September and October bring street flooding in short bursts.
Hot season season
Mango season and mango sticky rice; Songkran water fights; clear skies.
Watch: Heat index above 40 °C; plan every afternoon indoors.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Makha Bucha check
Full moon of the 3rd lunar month (public holiday) · Temples
Candlelit processions around temple halls in the evening; no alcohol sales for the day.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Thailand overall
- Medium
- Prices · Thailand overall
- Medium
Thailand overall: Hot; northern burning season makes Chiang Mai air bad. Beaches both coasts are good.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen