January 9° · ☂ 6 February 10° · ☂ 8 March 15° · ☂ 10 April 20° · ☂ 9 ★ May25° · ☂ 9 June 29° · ☂ 11 July 33° · ☂ 13 August 34° · ☂ 9 September 30° · ☂ 10 ★ October24° · ☂ 9 November 18° · ☂ 6 December 12° · ☂ 7 Kyoto in March:chilly, Kyoto, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 15° Hottest day 25.3° (2025)
Mean low 5° Coldest night −1.7° (2007)
Rain days 10 days 4-15 by year
Rainfall 111mm Daylight 11.4 → 12.5 h
Kyoto's 12 months i Best: May and October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Fine
Humidity 68% 0 muggy days
Clear days 6 days 9 overcast days
Mean wind 10 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:09 / 18:04 Daylight 11.4 → 12.5 h
Kyoto in March Mornings and evenings are still cool, but the days soften. Blossom reports begin in the last days of the month. Bloom timing shifts by a few days each year, so a tight schedule can miss it.
Highs of 15°C and lows of 5°C. Even at midday it stayed cool enough to want a jacket. Rain fell on 10 days of the month on average. Most years sat near the average of 10, though 2013 dipped to 4 and 2010 climbed to 15.
2 nights a month dropped below freezing on average. Gloves earned their place for early starts. March 2023 averaged 18.3°C by day, 3.5°C above the 20-year mean. Cold snaps happened: the record low for March was −1.7°C, set in 2007.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to October
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March 1 Monday 1 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 14° 5° March 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 4° March 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 12° 3° March 4 Thursday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 3° March 5 Friday 5 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 14° 5° March 6 Saturday 6 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 5° 1-6 rain on 34% of days 13° 4°
March 7 Sunday 7 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 4° March 8 Monday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 13° 4° March 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 4° March 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 4° March 11 Thursday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 14° 3° March 12 Friday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 15° 4° March 13 Saturday 13 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 15° 5° 7-13 rain on 27% of days 14° 4°
March 14 Sunday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 4° March 15 Monday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 15° 4° March 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 4° March 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° March 18 Thursday 18 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 5° March 19 Friday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 6° March 20 Saturday 20 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 5° 14-20 rain on 35% of days 15° 5°
March 21 Sunday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 5° March 22 Monday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 5° March 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 6° March 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° March 25 Thursday 25 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° March 26 Friday 26 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 15° 5° March 27 Saturday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 6° 21-27 rain on 32% of days 16° 5°
March 28 Sunday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 17° 7° March 29 Monday 29 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 7° March 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 7° March 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 6°
28-31 rain on 28% of days 17° 7°
1-6 rain on 34% of days 13° 4° 7-13 rain on 27% of days 14° 4° 14-20 rain on 35% of days 15° 5° 21-27 rain on 32% of days 16° 5° 28-31 rain on 28% of days 17° 7°
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March 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 14° 5° March 2 Thursday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 4° March 3 Friday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 12° 3° March 4 Saturday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 3° 1-4 rain on 34% of days 13° 4°
March 5 Sunday 5 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 14° 5° March 6 Monday 6 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 5° March 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 4° March 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 13° 4° March 9 Thursday 9 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 4° March 10 Friday 10 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 4° March 11 Saturday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 14° 3° 5-11 rain on 29% of days 13° 4°
March 12 Sunday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 15° 4° March 13 Monday 13 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 15° 5° March 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 4° March 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 15° 4° March 16 Thursday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 4° March 17 Friday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° March 18 Saturday 18 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 5° 12-18 rain on 32% of days 15° 4°
March 19 Sunday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 6° March 20 Monday 20 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 5° March 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 5° March 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 5° March 23 Thursday 23 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 6° March 24 Friday 24 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° March 25 Saturday 25 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° 19-25 rain on 34% of days 15° 5°
March 26 Sunday 26 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 15° 5° March 27 Monday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 6° March 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 17° 7° March 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 7° March 30 Thursday 30 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 7° March 31 Friday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 6°
26-31 rain on 28% of days 17° 6°
1-4 rain on 34% of days 13° 4° 5-11 rain on 29% of days 13° 4° 12-18 rain on 32% of days 15° 4° 19-25 rain on 34% of days 15° 5° 26-31 rain on 28% of days 17° 6°
Tap another date to change
2006 6mm
2007 none
2008 none
2009 none
2010 2mm
2011 none
2012 1mm
2013 19mm
2014 4mm
2015 30mm
2016 7mm
2017 none
2018 none
2019 none
2020 none
2021 none
2022 35mm
2023 21mm
2024 none
2025 2mm
Holidays in March (2027) March 20 to March 22 Vernal Equinox long weekendMarch 22 Substitute holiday (for Vernal Equinox Day) 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Day by day temperature i 2° 10° 19° 27° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates March 1 (Mon) 2 (Tue) 3 (Wed) 4 (Thu) 5 (Fri) 6 (Sat) 7 (Sun) 8 (Mon) 9 (Tue) 10 (Wed) 11 (Thu) 12 (Fri) 13 (Sat) 14 (Sun) 15 (Mon) 16 (Tue) 17 (Wed) 18 (Thu) 19 (Fri) 20 (Sat) 21 (Sun) 22 (Mon) 23 (Tue) 24 (Wed) 25 (Thu) 26 (Fri) 27 (Sat) 28 (Sun) 29 (Mon) 30 (Tue) 31 (Wed) ~ March 1 (Mon) 2 (Tue) 3 (Wed) 4 (Thu) 5 (Fri) 6 (Sat) 7 (Sun) 8 (Mon) 9 (Tue) 10 (Wed) 11 (Thu) 12 (Fri) 13 (Sat) 14 (Sun) 15 (Mon) 16 (Tue) 17 (Wed) 18 (Thu) 19 (Fri) 20 (Sat) 21 (Sun) 22 (Mon) 23 (Tue) 24 (Wed) 25 (Thu) 26 (Fri) 27 (Sat) 28 (Sun) 29 (Mon) 30 (Tue) 31 (Wed) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2013 had 4 rain days, 2010 had 15.
What to pack With days near 15°C, a sweater and a light jacket are enough. A thick puffer would just be luggage. On average 4 days still reached 20°C.
Rainy days were mixed in often enough that shoes you cannot get wet are a bad bet.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Kyoto in March? Over the past 20 years March averaged 10 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 4 in the driest to 15 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Kyoto in March? Days averaged 15°C and nights 5°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a waterproof jacket, and a sweater plus a light jacket.
Is March a good time to visit Kyoto? On warmth and rain days alone, Kyoto's easiest months were May and October. March ranked 7 of 12.
How many clear days does Kyoto get in March? About 6 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 9 overcast days (80% or more).
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