Ueda weather in March

In March, Ueda sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 118 mm of precipitation across 15.3 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 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Ueda's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ueda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
118 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:05 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Ueda is city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Density
285/km²
people per km²
Founded
2006

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 6°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ueda reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-4
26-3
36-3
46-3
56-3
66-3
76-3
86-3
97-3
107-3
117-2
127-2
137-2
147-2
158-2
168-2
178-2
188-2
198-2
208-1
219-1
229-1
239-1
249-1
259-1
2610-1
27100
28100
29100
30100
31110

How March really feels in Ueda

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ueda 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°9016.518.29.80.0
Feb / -5°8413.613.810.60.0
Mar / -2°11815.311.611.71.1
Apr14° / 10713.5312.93.9
May20° / 12313.90.113.95.7
Jun23° / 14°16817.2014.45.4
Jul27° / 18°20920.3014.24.9
Aug28° / 19°13416.2013.45.1
Sep24° / 15°16115.3012.25.7
Oct18° / 15014.20.111.15.1
Nov12° / 8712.93.810.12.8
Dec / -3°8816.114.59.60.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44555
54555
64555
74654
84753
94753
104852
114852
124852
134852
144951
154951
164951
174753
184753
194753
204753
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264654
274753
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ueda gets around 118 mm of rain and snow over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14742
24742
34842
44842
54842
64842
74842
84842
94841
104841
114840
124840
134839
144938
154938
164937
174937
184936
194935
204935
215034
225033
235033
245032
255031
264931
274930
284929
294929
304928
314926

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:26 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:265:34
211.26:255:35
311.26:245:36
411.26:225:37
511.36:215:38
611.36:195:39
711.46:185:40
811.46:175:41
911.46:155:42
1011.56:145:42
1111.56:125:43
1211.66:115:44
1311.66:105:45
1411.66:085:46
1511.76:075:47
1611.76:055:48
1711.86:045:49
1811.86:025:50
1911.86:015:51
2011.95:595:51
2111.95:585:52
2212.05:565:53
2312.05:555:54
2412.05:535:55
2512.15:525:56
2612.15:505:57
2712.15:495:58
2812.25:475:58
2912.25:465:59
3012.35:446:00
3112.35:436:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ueda?

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

1.1
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 Ueda.

What to pack for Ueda in March

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

In March, Ueda sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Ueda 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 Ueda peaks around July 18 at about 10 (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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ueda 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 Ueda is worst in April — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1721 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ueda?

Ueda sits at 36.4°N, 138.3°E, 536 m above sea level, in Japan. The nearest listed city is Tōmi, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Ueda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ueda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m around an average of 559 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,841 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,130 m.

The land around Ueda is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
594 m
16 km
1,841 m
80 km
3,130 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tōmi 9.0 km · Kamimaruko 9.0 km · Sakaki 11 km · Komoro 17 km · Miyota 22 km · Chikuma 22 km · Saku 27 km · Suzaka 28 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 Ueda (36.4027°, 138.2816°, elevation 536 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).