Chitose Weather in March
Chitose in March
The short of it: Chitose in March averages a high of 4 °C (39 °F) and a low of -5 °C (23 °F), with 61 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 4° · low -5° · rain 61 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & September
Thirty years of records give Chitose an average March high of 4°, a low of -5° and some 61 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from February to about 4°, with nights near -5°. Wet spells are common — about 61 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 80 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and September.
Against its neighbours, Chitose runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Eniwa, 10 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
March in Chitose, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EniwaHokkaido | 10 km NW | 3° | -5° | 64 mm |
| AbiraHokkaido | 15 km E | 4° | -5° | 59 mm |
| KitahiroshimaHokkaido | 19 km NNW | 4° | -5° | 63 mm |
| TomakomaiHokkaido | 21 km S | 4° | -4° | 56 mm |
| NaganumaHokkaido | 21 km N | 4° | -5° | 59 mm |
| YuniHokkaido | 23 km NNE | 4° | -5° | 58 mm |
| KamiatsumaHokkaido | 25 km SE | 4° | -4° | 55 mm |
| HoromuiHokkaido | 27 km N | 4° | -5° | 60 mm |