Hakuba Weather in March
Hakuba in March
The short of it: Hakuba in March averages a high of 6 °C (43 °F) and a low of -4 °C (25 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 6° · low -4° · rain 95 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Hakuba an average March high of 6°, a low of -4° and some 95 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from February to about 6°, with nights near -4°. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 64 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Hakuba runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Ōmachi, 22 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Hakuba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 22 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h