Kanuma weather in March

In March, Kanuma sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 113 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Kanuma's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanuma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
113 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:59 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kanuma is city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

Density
193/km²
people per km²
Founded
1948

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kanuma reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2101
3101
4101
5101
6111
7111
8111
9111
10112
11112
12112
13122
14122
15122
16122
17122
18122
19123
20133
21133
22133
23133
24133
25133
26134
27144
28144
29144
30144
31144

How March really feels in Kanuma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
16
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kanuma weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°556.32.59.81.2
Feb / -0°547.12.610.61.6
Mar12° / 11312.62.311.73.0
Apr17° / 13613.40.312.95.0
May22° / 13°17314.9013.95.8
Jun25° / 17°20418.4014.45.2
Jul28° / 21°26221.5014.24.2
Aug29° / 22°20719.6013.44.1
Sep26° / 19°23917.8012.25.2
Oct20° / 13°20614.8011.15.6
Nov15° / 919.2010.14.6
Dec10° / 556.80.69.52.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45644
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135644
145545
155545
165545
175545
185545
195446
205446
215446
225446
235347
245347
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kanuma gets around 113 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1359
2369
3369
4379
5379
6379
7379
8379
9379
10379
11379
12378
13378
14388
15388
16397
17397
18407
19407
20416
21416
22426
23425
24435
25435
26445
27444
28444
29444
30443
31433

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:21 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:215:28
211.26:195:29
311.26:185:30
411.26:175:31
511.36:155:32
611.36:145:33
711.46:125:34
811.46:115:35
911.46:105:36
1011.56:085:37
1111.56:075:38
1211.66:055:38
1311.66:045:39
1411.66:025:40
1511.76:015:41
1611.75:595:42
1711.85:585:43
1811.85:565:44
1911.85:555:45
2011.95:535:46
2111.95:525:47
2212.05:505:47
2312.05:495:48
2412.05:475:49
2512.15:465:50
2612.15:445:51
2712.15:435:52
2812.25:415:53
2912.25:405:54
3012.35:385:54
3112.35:375:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kanuma

In seasonPeak

None of Kanuma's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kanuma?

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

3.0
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 Kanuma.

What to pack for Kanuma in March

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

In March, Kanuma sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kanuma in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanuma peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 16UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kanuma 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 Kanuma is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1721 µg/m³Dec 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kanuma?

Kanuma sits at 36.5°N, 139.7°E, 162 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Utsunomiya, 14 km away.

Topography around Kanuma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanuma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,552 m.

The land around Kanuma is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (31%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
876 m
80 km
2,552 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Utsunomiya 14 km · Mibu 16 km · Tochigi 19 km · Imaichi 19 km · Shimotsuke 19 km · Kaminokawa 21 km · Hōshakuji 24 km · Tanuma 24 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
Shintoism 49%Buddhism 46%other 4%Christianity 1%

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 Kanuma (36.55°, 139.7333°, elevation 162 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).