January 9° · ☂ 6 February 10° · ☂ 8 March 15° · ☂ 11 April 20° · ☂ 9 ★ May25° · ☂ 9 June 28° · ☂ 11 July 32° · ☂ 12 August 34° · ☂ 8 September 29° · ☂ 10 ★ October23° · ☂ 10 November 17° · ☂ 7 December 12° · ☂ 7 Nara in March:chilly, Nara, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 15° Hottest day 25.7° (2025)
Mean low 4° Coldest night −3.6° (2007)
Rain days 11 days 6-16 by year
Rainfall 111mm Daylight 11.4 → 12.5 h
Nara'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 64% 0 muggy days
Clear days 7 days 9 overcast days
Mean wind 9 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:08 / 18:04 Daylight 11.4 → 12.5 h
Nara in March Shuni-e (Omizutori) runs at Todai-ji's Nigatsu-do from March 1 to 14, with huge torches carried along the balcony every night. The water-drawing rite takes place in the early hours of the 13th. Nights are chilly during the event, so bring a scarf.
Days averaged 15°C and nights 4°C, cool enough that outdoor sightseeing called for a layer. Nights ran about 11°C colder than the afternoons, so a layer earned its place in the bag. About 11 days a month saw rain, enough that a wet-weather plan was worth having. The driest year, 2013, had 6 rain days; the wettest, 2010, had 16.
4 nights a month dropped below freezing on average. Gloves earned their place for early starts. March 2023 averaged 18.6°C by day, 3.8°C above the 20-year mean. The coldest night came in 2007, at −3.6°C.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to October
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March 1 Monday 1 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 14° 3° March 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 3° March 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 12° 2° March 4 Thursday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 2° March 5 Friday 5 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 14° 4° March 6 Saturday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 13° 4° 1-6 rain on 38% of days 13° 3°
March 7 Sunday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 2° March 8 Monday 8 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 13° 3° March 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 14° 2° March 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 13° 3° March 11 Thursday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 14° 2° March 12 Friday 12 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 2° March 13 Saturday 13 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 3° 7-13 rain on 31% of days 14° 3°
March 14 Sunday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 3° March 15 Monday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 2° March 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 3° March 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 3° March 18 Thursday 18 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 3° March 19 Friday 19 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 16° 5° March 20 Saturday 20 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 4° 14-20 rain on 37% of days 15° 3°
March 21 Sunday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 4° March 22 Monday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 16° 4° March 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 5° March 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 4° March 25 Thursday 25 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 4° March 26 Friday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 4° March 27 Saturday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 4° 21-27 rain on 35% of days 16° 4°
March 28 Sunday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 17° 5° March 29 Monday 29 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 6° March 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 6° March 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 5°
28-31 rain on 29% of days 17° 5°
1-6 rain on 38% of days 13° 3° 7-13 rain on 31% of days 14° 3° 14-20 rain on 37% of days 15° 3° 21-27 rain on 35% of days 16° 4° 28-31 rain on 29% of days 17° 5°
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March 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 14° 3° March 2 Thursday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 3° March 3 Friday 3 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 12° 2° March 4 Saturday 4 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 13° 2° 1-4 rain on 36% of days 13° 2°
March 5 Sunday 5 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 14° 4° March 6 Monday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 13° 4° March 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 13° 2° March 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 13° 3° March 9 Thursday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 14° 2° March 10 Friday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 13° 3° March 11 Saturday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 14° 2° 5-11 rain on 34% of days 13° 3°
March 12 Sunday 12 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 2° March 13 Monday 13 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 3° March 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 3° March 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 2° March 16 Thursday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 3° March 17 Friday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 3° March 18 Saturday 18 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 3° 12-18 rain on 35% of days 15° 3°
March 19 Sunday 19 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 16° 5° March 20 Monday 20 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 16° 4° March 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 4° March 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 16° 4° March 23 Thursday 23 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 5° March 24 Friday 24 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 4° March 25 Saturday 25 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 4° 19-25 rain on 40% of days 15° 4°
March 26 Sunday 26 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 4° March 27 Monday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 17° 4° March 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 17° 5° March 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 6° March 30 Thursday 30 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 6° March 31 Friday 31 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 5°
26-31 rain on 28% of days 17° 5°
1-4 rain on 36% of days 13° 2° 5-11 rain on 34% of days 13° 3° 12-18 rain on 35% of days 15° 3° 19-25 rain on 40% of days 15° 4° 26-31 rain on 28% of days 17° 5°
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2006 23mm
2007 none
2008 none
2009 1mm
2010 3mm
2011 7mm
2012 none
2013 20mm
2014 3mm
2015 34mm
2016 none
2017 none
2018 19mm
2019 none
2020 none
2021 none
2022 10mm
2023 none
2024 4mm
2025 none
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 1° 10° 18° 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 6 rain days, 2010 had 16.
What to pack Highs around 15°C and an 11°C day-night gap mean no deep-winter clothes. A thin sweater and a windbreaker fit. On average 3 days still reached 20°C. With an 11°C swing between day and night, dress in layers you can peel off at two in the afternoon and put back on at dusk.
A packable rain jacket weighs almost nothing and covers 11 rain days. Leave the suede at home.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Nara in March? Over the past 20 years March averaged 11 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 6 in the driest to 16 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Nara in March? Days averaged 15°C and nights 4°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a waterproof jacket, and a sweater plus a light jacket.
Is March a good time to visit Nara? On warmth and rain days alone, Nara's easiest months were May and October. March ranked 10 of 12.
How many clear days does Nara get in March? About 7 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 9 overcast days (80% or more).
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