Murayama in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Murayama sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 292 mm of precipitation over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 21°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
13°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
292 mm
40 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
3.4
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Murayama in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 21°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Murayama reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Murayama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 39 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
39
wind chill below the day's low

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

Murayama 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°9517.919.99.60.0
Feb / -4°6915.115.210.50.0
Mar / -1°9814.99.511.70.8
Apr14° / 9513.12133.6
May19° / 10°10012014.15.7
Jun22° / 15°12312.5014.65.9
Jul26° / 19°18817.2014.45.4
Aug27° / 20°15815.5013.55.5
Sep23° / 16°14414.2012.35.8
Oct17° / 12612.80115.1
Nov11° / 8414.12.79.92.5
Dec / -1°9517.613.39.40.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Murayama gets around 292 mm of rain and snow over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 30 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Murayama

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Murayama?

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.

3.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Murayama.

What to pack for Murayama in Spring

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

In spring, Murayama sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 40 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Murayama in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Murayama peaks around August 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateAug 15UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Murayama 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 Murayama is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1622 µg/m³Dec 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Murayama?

Murayama sits at 38.5°N, 140.4°E, 369 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Higashine, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Murayama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Murayama has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 916 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,230 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,215 m.

The land around Murayama is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
916 m
16 km
1,230 m
80 km
2,215 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Higashine 4.0 km · Yachi 11 km · Tendō 13 km · Obanazawa 15 km · Sagae 16 km · Yamagata 27 km · Shinjō 34 km · Kaminoyama 37 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 Murayama (38.4697°, 140.4144°, elevation 369 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.