Hiroshima Weather in March
Hiroshima in March
The short of it: Hiroshima in March averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 5° · rain 137 mm · daylight 11 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
March in Hiroshima brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 5°, with about 137 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 14°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 137 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 53 min in mid-March, 59 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Hiroshima runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Gion, 4 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Hiroshima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 61 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GionHiroshima | 4 km NNE | 14° | 5° | 136 mm |
| FuchūHiroshima | 6 km ESE | 14° | 5° | 133 mm |
| KaitaichiHiroshima | 8 km ESE | 14° | 5° | 131 mm |
| SakaHiroshima | 10 km SE | 13° | 4° | 129 mm |
| HatsukaichiHiroshima | 12 km WSW | 13° | 5° | 138 mm |
| KumanoHiroshima | 13 km SE | 13° | 4° | 127 mm |
| MiyajimaHiroshima | 16 km SW | 13° | 5° | 135 mm |
| EtajimaHiroshima | 18 km S | 13° | 5° | 126 mm |