Jōetsu Weather in March
Jōetsu in March
The short of it: Jōetsu in March averages a high of 11 °C (51 °F) and a low of 1 °C (34 °F), with 165 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 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 11° · low 1° · rain 165 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
March in Jōetsu brings afternoons near 11° and nights around 1°, with about 165 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 11°, nights near 1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 165 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 min in mid-March, 65 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, Jōetsu runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Myoko, 14 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Jōetsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 63 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyokoNiigata | 14 km S | 9° | 0° | 146 mm |
| AraiNiigata | 16 km S | 9° | 0° | 145 mm |
| ToyosatoNagano | 31 km SE | 7° | -3° | 104 mm |
| IiyamaNagano | 35 km SSE | 8° | -2° | 101 mm |
| ItoigawaNiigata | 37 km WSW | 9° | 1° | 134 mm |
| KashiwazakiNiigata | 37 km NE | 10° | 1° | 155 mm |
| KamikijimaNagano | 38 km SSE | 8° | -1° | 106 mm |
| KashiwabaraNagano | 39 km S | 7° | -3° | 88 mm |