Higashine in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Higashine sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 292 mm of precipitation over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Higashine's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Higashine's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 13°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 4°C
Precipitation: 292 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.4; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Higashine in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Higashine reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Higashine

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 39 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Higashine weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -4°	95	17.9	19.9	9.6	0.0
Feb	3° / -4°	69	15.1	15.2	10.5	0.0
Mar	7° / -1°	98	14.9	9.5	11.7	0.8
Apr	14° / 4°	95	13.1	2	13	3.6
May	19° / 10°	100	12	0	14.1	5.7
Jun	22° / 15°	123	12.5	0	14.6	5.9
Jul	26° / 19°	188	17.2	0	14.4	5.4
Aug	27° / 20°	158	15.5	0	13.5	5.5
Sep	23° / 16°	144	14.2	0	12.3	5.8
Oct	17° / 9°	126	12.8	0	11	5.1
Nov	11° / 3°	84	14.1	2.7	9.9	2.5
Dec	5° / -1°	95	17.6	13.3	9.4	0.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Higashine gets around 292 mm of rain and snow over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Higashine

In seasonPeak

In spring, Higashine overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Higashine sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Higashine?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Higashine.

What to pack for Higashine in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Higashine sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 40 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Higashine in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Higashine peaks around August 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	8	8	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Higashine in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Higashine is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	14	21	22	21	16	14	12	12	12	11	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Higashine?

Higashine sits at 38.4°N, 140.4°E, 119 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Murayama, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Higashine

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Higashine.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Higashine has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m around an average of 158 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,226 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 m.

The land around Higashine is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

438 m

trees 45%

16 km

1,226 m

trees 67%

80 km

2,215 m

trees 72%

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Spring weather nearby: Murayama 4.0 km · Yachi 8.0 km · Tendō 10 km · Sagae 13 km · Obanazawa 18 km · Yamagata 23 km · Kaminoyama 34 km · Shinjō 37 km

Japan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type A / B; 100 V · 50 / 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $35,951; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 99%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 3.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 446
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Higashine (38.4389°, 140.4006°, elevation 119 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.