Hotaka weather in March

In March, Hotaka sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 155 mm of precipitation across 15 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hotaka's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hotaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 7°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -2°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 155 mm; 15 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:07 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.8; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hotaka reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10
Avg low (°C)	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	-4
2	5	-4
3	5	-4
4	5	-4
5	5	-4
6	5	-3
7	6	-3
8	6	-3
9	6	-3
10	6	-3
11	6	-3
12	6	-3
13	6	-3
14	7	-3
15	7	-2
16	7	-2
17	7	-2
18	7	-2
19	7	-2
20	8	-2
21	8	-2
22	8	-2
23	8	-1
24	8	-1
25	8	-1
26	9	-1
27	9	-1
28	9	-1
29	9	0
30	10	0
31	10	0

How March really feels in Hotaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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 March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Hotaka weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -7°	106	15.3	16.2	9.8	0.0
Feb	3° / -6°	98	12.5	12.2	10.6	0.0
Mar	7° / -2°	155	15	10.6	11.7	0.8
Apr	13° / 3°	138	13.7	2.4	12.9	3.5
May	19° / 9°	156	14.2	0.1	13.9	5.4
Jun	22° / 14°	224	18.2	0	14.4	5.1
Jul	26° / 18°	246	19.3	0	14.2	5.1
Aug	27° / 18°	155	15	0	13.4	5.6
Sep	23° / 15°	199	15.8	0	12.2	5.6
Oct	17° / 8°	194	15.3	0.1	11.1	4.8
Nov	11° / 2°	115	13.3	2.8	10.1	2.6
Dec	5° / -4°	107	15.5	12.8	9.6	0.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	51	51	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52
Cloudier (%)	49	49	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hotaka gets around 155 mm of rain and snow over 15 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 47% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47
Snow chance (%)	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	37	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	23	22

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	40
2	45	40
3	46	40
4	46	40
5	46	40
6	46	40
7	46	40
8	46	39
9	46	38
10	46	38
11	47	37
12	47	36
13	47	36
14	47	35
15	48	35
16	48	34
17	48	34
18	49	33
19	49	32
20	49	32
21	49	31
22	49	30
23	49	30
24	49	29
25	49	28
26	49	27
27	48	27
28	48	26
29	48	25
30	47	23
31	47	22

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:03 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44
Sunset (PM)	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:28	5:36
2	11.2	6:26	5:37
3	11.2	6:25	5:38
4	11.2	6:24	5:39
5	11.3	6:22	5:39
6	11.3	6:21	5:40
7	11.4	6:20	5:41
8	11.4	6:18	5:42
9	11.4	6:17	5:43
10	11.5	6:15	5:44
11	11.5	6:14	5:45
12	11.6	6:13	5:46
13	11.6	6:11	5:47
14	11.6	6:10	5:48
15	11.7	6:08	5:49
16	11.7	6:07	5:50
17	11.8	6:05	5:50
18	11.8	6:04	5:51
19	11.8	6:02	5:52
20	11.9	6:01	5:53
21	11.9	5:59	5:54
22	12.0	5:58	5:55
23	12.0	5:56	5:56
24	12.0	5:55	5:57
25	12.1	5:53	5:57
26	12.1	5:52	5:58
27	12.1	5:50	5:59
28	12.2	5:49	6:00
29	12.2	5:47	6:01
30	12.3	5:46	6:02
31	12.3	5:44	6:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.1	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hotaka?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hotaka.

What to pack for Hotaka in March

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

In March, Hotaka sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Hotaka in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Hotaka peaks around July 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (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	5	6	7	9	10	10	10	9	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Hotaka in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hotaka is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	9	11	17	18	17	16	13	12	10	10	9	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	12	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Hotaka?

Hotaka sits at 36.3°N, 137.9°E, 547 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Toyoshina, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Hotaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hotaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 552 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,409 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,153 m.

The land around Hotaka is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

109 m

cropland 50%

16 km

2,409 m

trees 67%

80 km

3,153 m

trees 83%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← February Hotaka year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Toyoshina 5.0 km · Azumino 6.0 km · Matsumoto 14 km · Ōmachi 18 km · Shiojiri 28 km · Chikuma 28 km · Sakaki 30 km · Okaya 35 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 Hotaka (36.3396°, 137.8825°, elevation 547 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	-4
2	5	-4
3	5	-4
4	5	-4
5	5	-4
6	5	-3
7	6	-3
8	6	-3
9	6	-3
10	6	-3
11	6	-3
12	6	-3
13	6	-3
14	7	-3
15	7	-2
16	7	-2
17	7	-2
18	7	-2
19	7	-2
20	8	-2
21	8	-2
22	8	-2
23	8	-1
24	8	-1
25	8	-1
26	9	-1
27	9	-1
28	9	-1
29	9	0
30	10	0
31	10	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	40
2	45	40
3	46	40
4	46	40
5	46	40
6	46	40
7	46	40
8	46	39
9	46	38
10	46	38
11	47	37
12	47	36
13	47	36
14	47	35
15	48	35
16	48	34
17	48	34
18	49	33
19	49	32
20	49	32
21	49	31
22	49	30
23	49	30
24	49	29
25	49	28
26	49	27
27	48	27
28	48	26
29	48	25
30	47	23
31	47	22

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	-4
2	5	-4
3	5	-4
4	5	-4
5	5	-4
6	5	-3
7	6	-3
8	6	-3
9	6	-3
10	6	-3
11	6	-3
12	6	-3
13	6	-3
14	7	-3
15	7	-2
16	7	-2
17	7	-2
18	7	-2
19	7	-2
20	8	-2
21	8	-2
22	8	-2
23	8	-1
24	8	-1
25	8	-1
26	9	-1
27	9	-1
28	9	-1
29	9	0
30	10	0
31	10	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	40
2	45	40
3	46	40
4	46	40
5	46	40
6	46	40
7	46	40
8	46	39
9	46	38
10	46	38
11	47	37
12	47	36
13	47	36
14	47	35
15	48	35
16	48	34
17	48	34
18	49	33
19	49	32
20	49	32
21	49	31
22	49	30
23	49	30
24	49	29
25	49	28
26	49	27
27	48	27
28	48	26
29	48	25
30	47	23
31	47	22

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	5	-4
2	5	-4
3	5	-4
4	5	-4
5	5	-4
6	5	-3
7	6	-3
8	6	-3
9	6	-3
10	6	-3
11	6	-3
12	6	-3
13	6	-3
14	7	-3
15	7	-2
16	7	-2
17	7	-2
18	7	-2
19	7	-2
20	8	-2
21	8	-2
22	8	-2
23	8	-1
24	8	-1
25	8	-1
26	9	-1
27	9	-1
28	9	-1
29	9	0
30	10	0
31	10	0

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	51	49
2	51	49
3	52	48
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	56	44
11	55	45
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	45	40
2	45	40
3	46	40
4	46	40
5	46	40
6	46	40
7	46	40
8	46	39
9	46	38
10	46	38
11	47	37
12	47	36
13	47	36
14	47	35
15	48	35
16	48	34
17	48	34
18	49	33
19	49	32
20	49	32
21	49	31
22	49	30
23	49	30
24	49	29
25	49	28
26	49	27
27	48	27
28	48	26
29	48	25
30	47	23
31	47	22

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100