Ōtsu Weather in March
Ōtsu in March
The short of it: Ōtsu in March averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 113 mm (4.4 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 113 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
March in Ōtsu brings afternoons near 12° and nights around 3°, with about 113 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 12°, nights near 3°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 113 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 60 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, Ōtsu runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Kusatsu, 9 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Ōtsu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KusatsuShiga | 9 km ENE | 13° | 3° | 112 mm |
| KyotoKyoto | 11 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 114 mm |
| Kamigyō-kuKyoto | 11 km WNW | 14° | 4° | 114 mm |
| MoriyamaShiga | 13 km NE | 13° | 3° | 114 mm |
| UjiKyoto | 13 km SSW | 13° | 4° | 108 mm |
| KōtariKyoto | 17 km WSW | 14° | 4° | 107 mm |
| ŌmihachimanShiga | 25 km NE | 12° | 3° | 118 mm |
| KameokaKyoto | 26 km W | 13° | 3° | 112 mm |