January 10° · ☂ 7 February 11° · ☂ 8 March 15° · ☂ 9 April 20° · ☂ 9 ★ May24° · ☂ 9 June 27° · ☂ 12 July 32° · ☂ 10 August 33° · ☂ 8 September 30° · ☂ 9 ★ October24° · ☂ 7 November 18° · ☂ 7 December 13° · ☂ 8 Matsuyama in March:chilly, frequent rain Matsuyama, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 15° Hottest day 25.1° (2025)
Mean low 6° Coldest night −0.7° (2014)
Rain days 9 days 5-15 by year
Rainfall 110mm Daylight 11.4 → 12.5 h
Matsuyama'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 69% 0 muggy days
Clear days 7 days 9 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:20 / 18:16 Daylight 11.4 → 12.5 h
Matsuyama in March The Dogo Onsen Festival is held at the Honkan in late March, with dates shifting slightly each year. Spring temperatures swing and Asian dust sometimes hazes the sky, so choose layers that are easy to remove.
Days averaged 15°C and nights 6°C, cool enough that outdoor sightseeing called for a layer. About 9 days a month saw rain, enough that a wet-weather plan was worth having. The driest year, 2013, had 5 rain days; the wettest, 2020, had 15.
Nights fell below 5°C on 14 days on average. The warmest year was 2023, with highs averaging 17.5°C, 2.7°C above normal. The lowest night on record was −0.7°C in 2014.
Typhoons i Typhoons: May to October
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March 1 Monday 1 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 14° 6° March 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 5° March 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° March 4 Thursday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 5° March 5 Friday 5 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° March 6 Saturday 6 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 6° 1-6 rain on 34% of days 13° 5°
March 7 Sunday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 5° March 8 Monday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 13° 5° March 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 13° 4° March 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 14° 5° March 11 Thursday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 14° 4° March 12 Friday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 15° 5° March 13 Saturday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 6° 7-13 rain on 27% of days 14° 5°
March 14 Sunday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 5° March 15 Monday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 5° March 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 6° March 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 6° March 18 Thursday 18 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 7° March 19 Friday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° March 20 Saturday 20 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 6° 14-20 rain on 34% of days 15° 6°
March 21 Sunday 21 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 6° March 22 Monday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 6° March 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 7° March 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 15° 7° March 25 Thursday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 15° 7° March 26 Friday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 6° March 27 Saturday 27 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° 21-27 rain on 29% of days 16° 7°
March 28 Sunday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° March 29 Monday 29 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 8° March 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° March 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 8°
28-31 rain on 26% of days 17° 8°
1-6 rain on 34% of days 13° 5° 7-13 rain on 27% of days 14° 5° 14-20 rain on 34% of days 15° 6° 21-27 rain on 29% of days 16° 7° 28-31 rain on 26% of days 17° 8°
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March 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 14° 6° March 2 Thursday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 5° March 3 Friday 3 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° March 4 Saturday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 5° 1-4 rain on 36% of days 13° 5°
March 5 Sunday 5 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° March 6 Monday 6 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 6° March 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 5° March 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 13° 5° March 9 Thursday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 13° 4° March 10 Friday 10 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 14° 5° March 11 Saturday 11 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 14° 4° 5-11 rain on 28% of days 13° 5°
March 12 Sunday 12 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 15° 5° March 13 Monday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 6° March 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 5° March 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 5° March 16 Thursday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 6° March 17 Friday 17 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 6° March 18 Saturday 18 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 16° 7° 12-18 rain on 31% of days 15° 6°
March 19 Sunday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° March 20 Monday 20 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 6° March 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 6° March 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 6° March 23 Thursday 23 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 7° March 24 Friday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 15° 7° March 25 Saturday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 15° 7° 19-25 rain on 31% of days 15° 7°
March 26 Sunday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 6° March 27 Monday 27 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° March 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° March 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 8° March 30 Thursday 30 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° March 31 Friday 31 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 17° 8°
26-31 rain on 28% of days 17° 7°
1-4 rain on 36% of days 13° 5° 5-11 rain on 28% of days 13° 5° 12-18 rain on 31% of days 15° 6° 19-25 rain on 31% of days 15° 7° 26-31 rain on 28% of days 17° 7°
Tap another date to change
2006 10mm
2007 none
2008 none
2009 none
2010 1mm
2011 none
2012 6mm
2013 20mm
2014 4mm
2015 13mm
2016 19mm
2017 none
2018 none
2019 none
2020 none
2021 none
2022 26mm
2023 13mm
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 3° 11° 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 5 rain days, 2020 had 15.
Matsuyama through the year What to pack At 15°C you could walk all day in a sweater. The jacket mattered in the shade, in the wind and after sunset. On average 3 days still reached 20°C and 14 nights still dipped below 5°C.
Averaging 9 rain days, keep a light waterproof or a compact umbrella in the bag. In windy spots umbrellas flip easily.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Matsuyama in March? Over the past 20 years March averaged 9 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 5 in the driest to 15 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Matsuyama in March? Days averaged 15°C and nights 6°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a waterproof jacket, and a sweater plus a light jacket.
Is March a good time to visit Matsuyama? On warmth and rain days alone, Matsuyama's easiest months were May and October. March ranked 9 of 12.
How many clear days does Matsuyama get in March? About 7 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 9 overcast days (80% or more).
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