Yokohama in March: weather, what to wear and what's on

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Yokohama station (39 m above sea level).

High

14.0°C (57°F)

Low

6.0°C (43°F)

Precipitation

139.5 mm

Wet days

10.0 days

Sunshine

169 hours

• Highs rise 3.2°C from February and climb another 4.9°C into April.
• That is 6.2°C below Yokohama's yearly average high of 20.2°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Yokohama is the 14th warmest in March: 0.1°C cooler than Kyoto and 0.1°C warmer than Nara.
• March is Yokohama's 6th driest month (139.5 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Yokohama has the 8th highest precipitation in March: 3.3 mm less than Naha and 0.8 mm more than Miyakojima.
• Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 10.0 days, and 10 mm or more on 4.8 days.
• Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.3 days.
• Snow or sleet falls on 3.4 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 17.3 days, and 5.9 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.
• On 15 March 2027 the sun rises at 5:53 and sets at 17:48 in Yokohama, giving 11 hours 55 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

9.7°C (49°F)

Humidity

60%

Early, mid and late March

By the last ten days of March the average high in Yokohama is 2.5°C higher than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 1–10 March is the wettest (54.0 mm) and 11–20 March the driest (32.7 mm).

Chilly: highs around 14.0°C

• A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.
• An umbrella: rain falls on 10.0 days.

Shoes

• Shoes with good grip: snow or sleet falls on 3.4 days.

Pack

• Umbrella

• Our clothing rules

Cherry blossom

The JMA's sample cherry tree in Yokohama opens around 25 March and is in full bloom around 1 April in an average year (1991–2020). In 2026 it opened on 22 March and was in full bloom on 1 April.

Dates are for one sample tree at or near the JMA observatory, not for every park in the city.

National holidays in March 2027:

• Sun 21 March — Vernal Equinox Day
• Mon 22 March — Substitute holiday

• Sat 20 March to Mon 22 March: 3 days off in a row

In March 2025, hotels and inns across Kanagawa Prefecture were 67.3% full on average (6th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 383,860 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 64.3% in February and 71.2% in April.

• Japan in March: visitor numbers and busy travel days
• Holidays in March