January 10° · ☂ 4 February 11° · ☂ 6 March 15° · ☂ 8 April 20° · ☂ 10 ★ May24° · ☂ 10 June 27° · ☂ 11 July 31° · ☂ 11 August 32° · ☂ 9 September 28° · ☂ 11 October 22° · ☂ 11 November 17° · ☂ 8 December 12° · ☂ 6 Tokyo in March:chilly, Tokyo, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 15° Hottest day 25.7° (2024)
Mean low 5° Coldest night −1.8° (2014)
Rain days 8 days 4-13 by year
Rainfall 113mm Daylight 11.4 → 12.5 h
Tokyo's 12 months i Best: May
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Trip types Sightseeing on foot Fine
Humidity 66% 0 muggy days
Clear days 8 days 9 overcast days
Mean wind 14 km/h 1 windy day
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 05:53 / 17:48 Daylight 11.4 → 12.5 h
Tokyo in March A month for packing both winter and spring layers. Cherry trees begin to open in the last days, and parks fill up. The exact timing shifts by a few days each year.
Days averaged 15°C and nights 5°C, cool enough that outdoor sightseeing called for a layer. Out of 31 days, about 8 brought rain; the rest stayed dry. The driest year, 2007, had 4 rain days; the wettest, 2010, had 13.
Nights fell below 5°C on 15 days on average. March 2023 averaged 17.5°C by day, 2.8°C above the 20-year mean. The coldest night came in 2014, at −1.8°C.
Typhoons i Typhoons: May to October
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March 1 Monday 1 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 14° 5° March 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° March 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 12° 3° March 4 Thursday 4 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° March 5 Friday 5 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 4° March 6 Saturday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 14° 5° 1-6 rain on 34% of days 13° 4°
March 7 Sunday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° March 8 Monday 8 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 12° 4° March 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 14° 4° March 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 14° 4° March 11 Thursday 11 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 14° 4° March 12 Friday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 14° 4° March 13 Saturday 13 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 5° 7-13 rain on 26% of days 14° 4°
March 14 Sunday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° March 15 Monday 15 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 14° 5° March 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 5° March 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 15° 6° March 18 Thursday 18 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 15° 5° March 19 Friday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° March 20 Saturday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 7° 14-20 rain on 23% of days 15° 6°
March 21 Sunday 21 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 6° March 22 Monday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 6° March 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 6° March 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 14° 6° March 25 Thursday 25 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 6° March 26 Friday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 7° March 27 Saturday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 6° 21-27 rain on 29% of days 15° 6°
March 28 Sunday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° March 29 Monday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° March 30 Tuesday 30 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 7° March 31 Wednesday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 7°
28-31 rain on 23% of days 17° 7°
1-6 rain on 34% of days 13° 4° 7-13 rain on 26% of days 14° 4° 14-20 rain on 23% of days 15° 6° 21-27 rain on 29% of days 15° 6° 28-31 rain on 23% of days 17° 7°
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March 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 14° 5° March 2 Thursday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° March 3 Friday 3 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 12° 3° March 4 Saturday 4 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° 1-4 rain on 33% of days 13° 4°
March 5 Sunday 5 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 14° 4° March 6 Monday 6 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 14° 5° March 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° March 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 12° 4° March 9 Thursday 9 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 14° 4° March 10 Friday 10 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 14° 4° March 11 Saturday 11 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 14° 4° 5-11 rain on 31% of days 13° 4°
March 12 Sunday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 14° 4° March 13 Monday 13 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 5° March 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 15° 5° March 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 14° 5° March 16 Thursday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 5° March 17 Friday 17 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 15° 6° March 18 Saturday 18 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 15° 5° 12-18 rain on 21% of days 15° 5°
March 19 Sunday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° March 20 Monday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 16° 7° March 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 6° March 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 6° March 23 Thursday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 15° 6° March 24 Friday 24 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 14° 6° March 25 Saturday 25 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 15° 6° 19-25 rain on 31% of days 15° 6°
March 26 Sunday 26 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 15° 7° March 27 Monday 27 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 6° March 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 17° 8° March 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 16° 7° March 30 Thursday 30 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 17° 7° March 31 Friday 31 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 16° 7°
26-31 rain on 23% of days 16° 7°
1-4 rain on 33% of days 13° 4° 5-11 rain on 31% of days 13° 4° 12-18 rain on 21% of days 15° 5° 19-25 rain on 31% of days 15° 6° 26-31 rain on 23% of days 16° 7°
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2006 29mm
2007 none
2008 none
2009 2mm
2010 none
2011 5mm
2012 none
2013 10mm
2014 1mm
2015 45mm
2016 none
2017 2mm
2018 41mm
2019 1mm
2020 none
2021 none
2022 none
2023 none
2024 16mm
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 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. 2007 had 4 rain days, 2010 had 13.
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 3 days still reached 20°C and 15 nights still dipped below 5°C.
Rain was occasional. A compact umbrella in the bag is enough.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Tokyo in March? Over the past 20 years March averaged 8 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 4 in the driest to 13 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Tokyo in March? Days averaged 15°C and nights 5°C. Pack a compact umbrella and a sweater plus a light jacket.
Is March a good time to visit Tokyo? On warmth and rain days alone, Tokyo's easiest month was May. March ranked 10 of 12.
How many clear days does Tokyo get in March? About 8 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 9 overcast days (80% or more).
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