Kitahiroshima in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kitahiroshima sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 204 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 1°C in early March to 17°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 10°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 2°C
Precipitation: 204 mm; 33 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 2.4; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kitahiroshima in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 1°C in early March to 17°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kitahiroshima reaches about 10°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Kitahiroshima

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 51 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

9 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kitahiroshima 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° / -8°	41	8	11.2	9.2	0.0
Feb	-1° / -8°	38	8	9.9	10.2	0.0
Mar	4° / -4°	55	10.3	8.9	11.6	0.1
Apr	11° / 2°	66	11.1	2.6	13.1	2.4
May	16° / 8°	84	11.4	0.1	14.4	4.7
Jun	19° / 13°	76	10.1	0	15.1	5.9
Jul	23° / 17°	119	12.2	0	14.8	6.3
Aug	24° / 19°	171	13.2	0	13.8	6.2
Sep	21° / 14°	138	13.9	0	12.3	5.8
Oct	15° / 8°	87	11.8	0.1	10.8	4.5
Nov	8° / 2°	75	12.6	4.3	9.5	1.3
Dec	1° / -4°	62	10.2	12.8	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Kitahiroshima gets around 204 mm of rain and snow over 33 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 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early March to 14 h 54 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 Kitahiroshima

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kitahiroshima's rainy season runs July–October, 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 Kitahiroshima?

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.

2.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kitahiroshima.

What to pack for Kitahiroshima in Spring

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

In spring, Kitahiroshima sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kitahiroshima in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 5°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 39 km away) is warmest in August at about 20°C and coldest in March near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	6	4	3	5	8	13	17	20	20	16	13	10
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	6	Bracing
Feb	4	Bracing
Mar	3	Bracing
Apr	5	Bracing
May	8	Bracing
Jun	13	Bracing
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	20	Refreshing
Sep	20	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	13	Bracing
Dec	10	Bracing

UV index in Kitahiroshima in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kitahiroshima peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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)	1	2	3	6	7	6	5	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Kitahiroshima 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 Kitahiroshima is worst in April — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× 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)	10	14	19	19	18	13	12	10	9	11	9	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	10	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	9	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kitahiroshima?

Kitahiroshima sits at 43.0°N, 141.6°E, 19 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Eniwa, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kitahiroshima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kitahiroshima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,859 m.

The land around Kitahiroshima is covered by cropland (38%), trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

104 m

cropland 38%

16 km

501 m

cropland 38%

80 km

1,859 m

trees 59%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Eniwa 9.0 km · Ebetsu 15 km · Chitose 19 km · Sapporo 20 km · Tōbetsu 27 km · Iwamizawa 29 km · Ishikari 34 km · Tomakomai 38 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 Kitahiroshima (42.9758°, 141.5672°, elevation 19 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.