Hiroshima in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Hiroshima sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 377 mm of precipitation over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 24°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Hiroshima's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Hiroshima's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 18°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 8°C
Precipitation: 377 mm; 32 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 5.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Hiroshima in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 11°C in early March to 24°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Hiroshima reaches about 18°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Hiroshima

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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.

Hiroshima 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	8° / 0°	55	9.4	5.3	10	1.2
Feb	9° / 1°	66	9.7	4	10.7	1.7
Mar	13° / 3°	110	11.7	1.7	11.7	3.4
Apr	18° / 8°	124	10.3	0.1	12.8	5.7
May	23° / 13°	143	10.3	0	13.8	6.6
Jun	25° / 18°	215	14.3	0	14.3	5.7
Jul	29° / 22°	251	16.1	0	14.1	4.6
Aug	30° / 23°	157	14	0	13.3	4.3
Sep	27° / 19°	188	12.6	0	12.2	5.9
Oct	22° / 13°	109	8.3	0	11.1	6.9
Nov	16° / 7°	71	8.1	0.1	10.2	5.1
Dec	10° / 2°	64	9.6	2.9	9.7	2.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Hiroshima gets around 377 mm of rain and snow over 32 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 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 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 5.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Hiroshima

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hiroshima's rainy season runs April–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Hiroshima?

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.

5.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Hiroshima for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hiroshima in Spring

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

In spring, Hiroshima sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

light clothesa warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hiroshima in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 15°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Nov 17 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	15	13	13	15	17	20	24	26	25	23	20	17
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	13	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	20	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	25	Warm
Oct	23	Refreshing
Nov	20	Refreshing
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Hiroshima in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hiroshima peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	7	8	10	10	9	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hiroshima's WHO annual average of 11 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	12	15	16	14	13	10	10	9	8	8	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	10	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	8	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Hiroshima?

Hiroshima sits at 34.4°N, 132.4°E, 16 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Gion, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Hiroshima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hiroshima has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 978 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,327 m.

The land around Hiroshima is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

342 m

artificial surfaces 68%

16 km

978 m

trees 54%

80 km

1,327 m

trees 64%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Gion 4.0 km · Fuchū 6.0 km · Kaitaichi 8.0 km · Hatsukaichi 12 km · Kumano 13 km · Miyajima 16 km · Etajima 18 km · Ōno-hara 21 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 Hiroshima (34.4°, 132.45°, elevation 16 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.