Nikkō Weather in March
Nikkō in March
The short of it: Nikkō in March averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -2° · rain 88 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Nikkō an average March high of 7°, a low of -2° and some 88 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 7°, nights near -2°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 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 July.
Against its neighbours, Nikkō runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Imaichi, 7 km to the ESE, is 3° warmer by day.
March in Nikkō, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 24 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImaichiTochigi | 7 km ESE | 10° | 0° | 82 mm |
| KanumaTochigi | 25 km SSE | 12° | 1° | 78 mm |
| UtsunomiyaTochigi | 31 km SE | 13° | 1° | 82 mm |
| SakuraTochigi | 33 km E | 12° | 1° | 79 mm |
| ŌtawaraTochigi | 39 km ENE | 12° | 1° | 78 mm |
| MibuTochigi | 41 km SSE | 13° | 2° | 77 mm |
| TochigiTochigi | 42 km SSE | 14° | 2° | 75 mm |
| ShimotsukeTochigi | 44 km SSE | 14° | 2° | 78 mm |