Ōtsuchi Weather in March
Ōtsuchi in March
The short of it: Ōtsuchi in March averages a high of 8 °C (47 °F) and a low of -1 °C (31 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 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 8° · low -1° · rain 82 mm · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & July
March in Ōtsuchi brings afternoons near 8° and nights around -1°, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 8°, nights near -1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-March, 70 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, Ōtsuchi runs about middling and drier than most in March. Kamaishi, 10 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Ōtsuchi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 37 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h