Hongō Weather in March
Hongō in March
The short of it: Hongō in March averages a high of 12 °C (53 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 3° · rain 136 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Hongō an average March high of 12°, a low of 3° and some 136 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 12°; nights run about 3°. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 61 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 May and October.
Against its neighbours, Hongō runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Maizuru, 26 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Hongō, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaizuruKyoto | 26 km W | 12° | 3° | 134 mm |
| TakashimaShiga | 37 km ESE | 12° | 3° | 138 mm |
| AyabeKyoto | 39 km WSW | 13° | 3° | 128 mm |
| NantanKyoto | 43 km SSW | 12° | 3° | 117 mm |
| TsurugaFukui | 44 km ENE | 12° | 4° | 160 mm |
| FukuchiyamaKyoto | 50 km WSW | 13° | 3° | 129 mm |
| Kamigyō-kuKyoto | 52 km SSE | 14° | 4° | 114 mm |
| ArashiyamaKyoto | 52 km S | 13° | 4° | 112 mm |