Menuma weather in March

In March, Menuma sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 104 mm of precipitation across 11.8 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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Menuma's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Menuma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 104 mm; 11.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:01 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 5th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; 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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Menuma reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

How March really feels in Menuma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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.

Menuma 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / -0°	55	6.1	2	9.8	1.6
Feb	9° / 0°	53	6.9	2.3	10.6	2.0
Mar	13° / 3°	104	11.8	1.5	11.7	3.5
Apr	18° / 8°	121	12.2	0.2	12.9	5.4
May	23° / 14°	153	13.7	0	13.9	6.1
Jun	25° / 18°	187	16.7	0	14.4	5.3
Jul	29° / 22°	220	18.8	0	14.2	4.3
Aug	30° / 23°	171	16.4	0	13.4	4.1
Sep	26° / 20°	221	16.7	0	12.2	5.3
Oct	21° / 14°	206	13.7	0	11.1	5.9
Nov	15° / 7°	83	8.6	0	10.1	5.0
Dec	10° / 2°	51	6.7	0.4	9.6	2.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	58	57	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51
Cloudier (%)	42	43	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Menuma gets around 104 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 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 (%)	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38
Snow chance (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2

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

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 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	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 6:22 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:57 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)	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	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	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:38
Sunset (PM)	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:22	5:30
2	11.2	6:20	5:31
3	11.2	6:19	5:32
4	11.2	6:18	5:33
5	11.3	6:16	5:34
6	11.3	6:15	5:34
7	11.4	6:14	5:35
8	11.4	6:12	5:36
9	11.4	6:11	5:37
10	11.5	6:09	5:38
11	11.5	6:08	5:39
12	11.6	6:06	5:40
13	11.6	6:05	5:41
14	11.6	6:04	5:42
15	11.7	6:02	5:43
16	11.7	6:01	5:44
17	11.8	5:59	5:44
18	11.8	5:58	5:45
19	11.8	5:56	5:46
20	11.9	5:55	5:47
21	11.9	5:53	5:48
22	12.0	5:52	5:49
23	12.0	5:50	5:50
24	12.0	5:49	5:51
25	12.1	5:47	5:51
26	12.1	5:46	5:52
27	12.1	5:44	5:53
28	12.2	5:43	5:54
29	12.2	5:41	5:55
30	12.3	5:40	5:56
31	12.3	5:38	5:57

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 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.26 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)	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	4.0	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Menuma

In seasonPeak

In March, Menuma sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Menuma's rainy season runs March–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 Menuma?

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

3.5

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 Menuma.

What to pack for Menuma in March

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

In March, Menuma sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Menuma in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks 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 Menuma peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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)	2	4	5	7	8	9	10	9	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Menuma 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 Menuma is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 14 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)	15	21	25	26	24	20	17	16	16	16	16	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	25	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	17	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Menuma?

Menuma sits at 36.2°N, 139.4°E, 29 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kamikoizumi, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Menuma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Menuma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,579 m.

The land around Menuma is covered by artificial surfaces (39%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

23 m

artificial surfaces 39%

16 km

270 m

artificial surfaces 45%

80 km

2,579 m

trees 58%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Kamikoizumi 6.0 km · Ōta 9.0 km · Fukayachō 9.0 km · Kumagaya 10 km · Ōwa 10 km · Gyōda 11 km · Sakai-nakajima 13 km · Ashikaga 14 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 Menuma (36.2225°, 139.382°, elevation 29 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	11	2
2	11	2
3	11	2
4	11	2
5	11	2
6	11	2
7	11	2
8	12	2
9	12	2
10	12	2
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	12	3
14	12	3
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	13	3
19	13	4
20	13	4
21	13	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	4
25	14	4
26	14	5
27	14	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	15	5
31	15	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	58	42
4	58	42
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	57	43
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	57	43
17	56	44
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	53	47
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	51	49
30	51	49
31	51	49

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

	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