Morioka weather in March

In March, Morioka sees average daytime highs of 4°C and overnight lows near -5°C, with 93 mm of precipitation across 14.7 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 2°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Morioka's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morioka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 4°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -5°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 93 mm; 14.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:55 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 70%; 5th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Morioka is city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Density: 328/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1889

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 2°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical March day in Morioka reaches about 4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 7°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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7
Avg low (°C)	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2

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

How March really feels in Morioka

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

13 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Morioka 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	-1° / -9°	64	11.4	14.5	9.5	0.0
Feb	-0° / -9°	60	11.1	12.8	10.4	0.0
Mar	4° / -5°	93	14.7	12.6	11.7	0.1
Apr	11° / 2°	92	14	4.3	13	2.3
May	17° / 8°	94	12.8	0.3	14.2	4.8
Jun	20° / 13°	101	12.3	0	14.8	5.6
Jul	24° / 17°	148	16.3	0	14.5	5.6
Aug	25° / 18°	137	14.6	0	13.6	5.9
Sep	21° / 14°	137	12.4	0	12.3	5.8
Oct	15° / 6°	110	11.4	0.2	10.9	4.3
Nov	8° / 0°	78	13	4.3	9.8	1.3
Dec	2° / -6°	77	13.2	13.3	9.2	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	29	29	28	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	36	36	36	38	38	38	39	38	38	40	40	39
Cloudier (%)	71	71	71	71	71	72	71	71	71	71	72	70	70	69	69	68	67	66	66	64	64	64	62	62	62	61	62	62	60	60	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Morioka gets around 93 mm of rain and snow over 14.7 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 51% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51
Snow chance (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	33	32	31	29

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	44	45
2	44	45
3	44	45
4	45	45
5	45	45
6	45	45
7	45	44
8	45	44
9	45	43
10	45	43
11	45	42
12	45	42
13	45	41
14	45	41
15	46	40
16	46	40
17	46	39
18	46	39
19	46	38
20	47	38
21	47	37
22	48	37
23	48	36
24	49	36
25	49	35
26	50	35
27	50	34
28	51	33
29	51	32
30	51	31
31	51	29

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 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:51 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)	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:32	5:30
Sunset (PM)	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:18	5:19
2	11.1	6:17	5:20
3	11.1	6:15	5:21
4	11.1	6:14	5:23
5	11.2	6:12	5:24
6	11.2	6:11	5:25
7	11.3	6:09	5:26
8	11.3	6:07	5:27
9	11.4	6:06	5:28
10	11.4	6:04	5:29
11	11.5	6:03	5:30
12	11.5	6:01	5:31
13	11.5	6:00	5:32
14	11.6	5:58	5:33
15	11.6	5:56	5:34
16	11.7	5:55	5:35
17	11.7	5:53	5:36
18	11.8	5:51	5:37
19	11.8	5:50	5:38
20	11.9	5:48	5:40
21	11.9	5:47	5:41
22	11.9	5:45	5:42
23	12.0	5:43	5:43
24	12.0	5:42	5:44
25	12.1	5:40	5:45
26	12.1	5:38	5:46
27	12.2	5:37	5:47
28	12.2	5:35	5:48
29	12.3	5:33	5:49
30	12.3	5:32	5:50
31	12.3	5:30	5:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.23 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)	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	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	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Morioka?

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

0.1

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Morioka.

What to pack for Morioka in March

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

In March, Morioka sees daytime highs around 4°C and nights near -5°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Morioka 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 Morioka peaks around August 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (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)	2	3	4	6	8	8	6	9	7	5	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

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

Air quality in Morioka 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 Morioka is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 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)	11	14	19	20	19	14	12	11	11	12	11	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	12	Moderate
Aug	11	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Morioka?

Morioka sits at 39.7°N, 141.2°E, 138 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Yahaba, 10 km away.

Topography around Morioka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morioka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 852 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,987 m.

The land around Morioka is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km

237 m

artificial surfaces 66%

16 km

852 m

trees 68%

80 km

1,987 m

trees 86%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Yahaba 10 km · Takizawa 12 km · Shizukuishi 14 km · Hizume 17 km · Hachimantai 22 km · Semboku 35 km · Hanamaki 35 km · Kitakami 46 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 Morioka (39.7°, 141.15°, elevation 138 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	2	-7
2	2	-7
3	2	-7
4	2	-7
5	2	-7
6	2	-7
7	2	-6
8	2	-6
9	3	-6
10	3	-6
11	3	-6
12	3	-6
13	3	-5
14	3	-5
15	4	-5
16	4	-5
17	4	-5
18	4	-4
19	4	-4
20	5	-4
21	5	-4
22	5	-4
23	5	-3
24	5	-3
25	6	-3
26	6	-3
27	6	-3
28	6	-3
29	6	-2
30	7	-2
31	7	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	44	45
2	44	45
3	44	45
4	45	45
5	45	45
6	45	45
7	45	44
8	45	44
9	45	43
10	45	43
11	45	42
12	45	42
13	45	41
14	45	41
15	46	40
16	46	40
17	46	39
18	46	39
19	46	38
20	47	38
21	47	37
22	48	37
23	48	36
24	49	36
25	49	35
26	50	35
27	50	34
28	51	33
29	51	32
30	51	31
31	51	29

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	44	45
2	44	45
3	44	45
4	45	45
5	45	45
6	45	45
7	45	44
8	45	44
9	45	43
10	45	43
11	45	42
12	45	42
13	45	41
14	45	41
15	46	40
16	46	40
17	46	39
18	46	39
19	46	38
20	47	38
21	47	37
22	48	37
23	48	36
24	49	36
25	49	35
26	50	35
27	50	34
28	51	33
29	51	32
30	51	31
31	51	29

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	28	72
7	29	71
8	29	71
9	29	71
10	29	71
11	28	72
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	31	69
15	31	69
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	34	66
19	34	66
20	36	64
21	36	64
22	36	64
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	38	62
28	38	62
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	44	45
2	44	45
3	44	45
4	45	45
5	45	45
6	45	45
7	45	44
8	45	44
9	45	43
10	45	43
11	45	42
12	45	42
13	45	41
14	45	41
15	46	40
16	46	40
17	46	39
18	46	39
19	46	38
20	47	38
21	47	37
22	48	37
23	48	36
24	49	36
25	49	35
26	50	35
27	50	34
28	51	33
29	51	32
30	51	31
31	51	29

	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