Shimotsuke Weather in March
Shimotsuke in March
The short of it: Shimotsuke in March averages a high of 14 °C (56 °F) and a low of 2 °C (36 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 2° · rain 78 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & May
Thirty years of records give Shimotsuke an average March high of 14°, a low of 2° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 14°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 63 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 November and May.
Against its neighbours, Shimotsuke runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Tochigi, 12 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Shimotsuke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 32 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h