Ōta weather in March

In March, Ōta sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 11.9 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 39% 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 Ōta's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ōta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
11.9 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
4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Ōta is city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

Density
1,278/km²
people per km²
Founded
2005

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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ōta reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1112
2112
3112
4112
5112
6112
7112
8122
9123
10123
11123
12123
13123
14123
15133
16133
17133
18134
19134
20134
21134
22144
23144
24144
25145
26145
27145
28145
29155
30155
31156

How March really feels in Ōta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ōta 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 / 546.52.39.81.6
Feb / 537.22.510.62.0
Mar13° / 9911.91.511.73.4
Apr18° / 11111.70.212.95.5
May23° / 14°13212.9013.96.2
Jun25° / 18°17316.4014.45.4
Jul29° / 22°19917.8014.24.4
Aug30° / 23°15216.1013.44.2
Sep26° / 20°19916.1012.25.5
Oct21° / 14°18712.8011.16.0
Nov15° / 697.8010.15.1
Dec11° / 476.60.49.62.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35842
45842
55842
65743
75743
85842
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155743
165644
175644
185644
195545
205545
215446
225347
235347
245347
255347
265248
275248
285248
295248
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ōta gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1367
2377
3377
4387
5387
6387
7387
8387
9376
10376
11366
12365
13365
14355
15354
16354
17364
18363
19363
20363
21363
22373
23373
24383
25383
26383
27393
28392
29392
30392
31392

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 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
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 6:22 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:225:30
211.26:205:31
311.26:195:32
411.26:185:33
511.36:165:34
611.36:155:34
711.46:145:35
811.46:125:36
911.46:115:37
1011.56:095:38
1111.56:085:39
1211.66:075:40
1311.66:055:41
1411.66:045:42
1511.76:025:43
1611.76:015:44
1711.85:595:44
1811.85:585:45
1911.85:565:46
2011.95:555:47
2111.95:535:48
2212.05:525:49
2312.05:505:50
2412.05:495:51
2512.15:475:52
2612.15:465:52
2712.15:445:53
2812.25:435:54
2912.25:415:55
3012.35:405:56
3112.35:385:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ōta?

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

3.4
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 Ōta.

What to pack for Ōta in March

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

In March, Ōta 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 Ōta 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 Ōta 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 16UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ōta 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 Ōta 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1426 µg/m³Dec 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ōta?

Ōta sits at 36.3°N, 139.4°E, 50 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Kamikoizumi, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Ōta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ōta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,579 m.

The land around Ōta is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (44%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
646 m
80 km
2,579 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kamikoizumi 7.0 km · Ashikaga 8.0 km · Menuma 9.0 km · Sakai-nakajima 11 km · Kiryū 12 km · Fukayachō 13 km · Isesaki 15 km · Tatebayashi 16 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 Ōta (36.3°, 139.3667°, elevation 50 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).