January 0° · ☂ 20 February 1° · ☂ 20 March 5° · ☂ 16 April 12° · ☂ 10 May 18° · ☂ 9 ★ June22° · ☂ 8 ★ July26° · ☂ 7 August 27° · ☂ 10 ★ September23° · ☂ 9 October 17° · ☂ 12 November 9° · ☂ 16 December 2° · ☂ 20 Sapporo in March:cold, rain on every second day Sapporo, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 5° Hottest day 16.3° (2021)
Mean low −2° Coldest night −12.3° (2012)
Rain days 16 days 11-23 by year
Rainfall 89mm Daylight 11.2 → 12.7 h
Sapporo's 12 months i Best: June, July and September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Poorcold and frequent rain
Humidity 76% 0 muggy days
Clear days 3 days 9 overcast days
Mean wind 10 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:48 / 17:40 Daylight 11.2 → 12.7 h
Sapporo in March Snow starts to melt but it is still winter. Streets turn slushy by day and freeze again at night, so footing is slippery. Cherry blossoms are still a long way off.
March was properly cold: 5°C by day and −2°C at night. About 16 days a month saw rain, enough that a wet-weather plan was worth having. Year to year it swung widely, from 11 rain days in 2008 to 23 in 2025.
Nights dropped below 0°C on 22 days of the month on average, so early-morning paths could be icy. March 2023 averaged 8.4°C by day, 3.6°C above the 20-year mean. Cold snaps happened: the record low for March was −12.3°C, set in 2012. Mostly fine, light rain: about 6 mm per wet day, more mist than downpour.
Typhoons i Typhoons: August to October
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March 1 Monday 1 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 3° −4° March 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 2° −3° March 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 1° −5° March 4 Thursday 4 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 2° −5° March 5 Friday 5 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 3° −4° March 6 Saturday 6 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 4° −3° 1-6 rain on 56% of days 3° −4°
March 7 Sunday 7 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 2° −4° March 8 Monday 8 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 3° −4° March 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 4° −4° March 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 4° −3° March 11 Thursday 11 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 4° −3° March 12 Friday 12 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 4° −3° March 13 Saturday 13 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 4° −2° 7-13 rain on 48% of days 4° −3°
March 14 Sunday 14 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 4° −2° March 15 Monday 15 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 5° −2° March 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 5° −2° March 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 5° −2° March 18 Thursday 18 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 6° −1° March 19 Friday 19 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 6° −1° March 20 Saturday 20 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 5° −1° 14-20 rain on 49% of days 5° −1°
March 21 Sunday 21 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 5° −1° March 22 Monday 22 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 6° −1° March 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 5° −2° March 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 5° −2° March 25 Thursday 25 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 7° 0° March 26 Friday 26 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 7° 0° March 27 Saturday 27 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 7° −1° 21-27 rain on 55% of days 6° −1°
March 28 Sunday 28 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 7° 0° March 29 Monday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 8° 0° March 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 8° 0° March 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 8° 0°
28-31 rain on 40% of days 8° 0°
1-6 rain on 56% of days 3° −4° 7-13 rain on 48% of days 4° −3° 14-20 rain on 49% of days 5° −1° 21-27 rain on 55% of days 6° −1° 28-31 rain on 40% of days 8° 0°
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March 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 3° −4° March 2 Thursday 2 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 2° −3° March 3 Friday 3 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 1° −5° March 4 Saturday 4 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 2° −5° 1-4 rain on 56% of days 2° −4°
March 5 Sunday 5 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 3° −4° March 6 Monday 6 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 4° −3° March 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 2° −4° March 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 3° −4° March 9 Thursday 9 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 4° −4° March 10 Friday 10 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 4° −3° March 11 Saturday 11 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 4° −3° 5-11 rain on 49% of days 3° −4°
March 12 Sunday 12 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 4° −3° March 13 Monday 13 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 4° −2° March 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 4° −2° March 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 5° −2° March 16 Thursday 16 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 5° −2° March 17 Friday 17 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 5° −2° March 18 Saturday 18 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 6° −1° 12-18 rain on 50% of days 5° −2°
March 19 Sunday 19 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 6° −1° March 20 Monday 20 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 5° −1° March 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 5° −1° March 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 6° −1° March 23 Thursday 23 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 5° −2° March 24 Friday 24 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 5° −2° March 25 Saturday 25 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 7° 0° 19-25 rain on 54% of days 6° −1°
March 26 Sunday 26 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 7° 0° March 27 Monday 27 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 7° −1° March 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 7° 0° March 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 8° 0° March 30 Thursday 30 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 8° 0° March 31 Friday 31 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 8° 0°
26-31 rain on 44% of days 7° 0°
1-4 rain on 56% of days 2° −4° 5-11 rain on 49% of days 3° −4° 12-18 rain on 50% of days 5° −2° 19-25 rain on 54% of days 6° −1° 26-31 rain on 44% of days 7° 0°
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2006 14mm
2007 none
2008 8mm
2009 none
2010 1mm
2011 4mm
2012 none
2013 10mm
2014 none
2015 11mm
2016 9mm
2017 3mm
2018 32mm
2019 none
2020 7mm
2021 9mm
2022 9mm
2023 1mm
2024 10mm
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 −6° 2° 10° 18° 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. 2008 had 11 rain days, 2025 had 23.
What to pack Bring a warm winter coat, a hat and gloves. Thin layers underneath let you peel off in heated cafes and museums.
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 Sapporo in March? Over the past 20 years March averaged 16 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 11 in the driest to 23 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Sapporo in March? Days averaged 5°C and nights −2°C. Pack an umbrella, a waterproof jacket, and a warm coat.
Is March a good time to visit Sapporo? On warmth and rain days alone, Sapporo's easiest months were June, July and September. March ranked 10 of 12.
How many clear days does Sapporo get in March? About 3 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 9 overcast days (80% or more).
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