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

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Ishigakijima station (6 m above sea level).

High

23.7°C (75°F)

Low

18.6°C (65°F)

Precipitation

134.4 mm

Wet days

9.7 days

Sunshine

118 hours

• Highs rise 1.7°C from February and climb another 2.3°C into April.
• That is 3.5°C below Ishigaki's yearly average high of 27.2°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Ishigaki is the warmest in March, 0.9°C warmer than Miyakojima.
• March is Ishigaki's 2nd driest month (134.4 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Ishigaki has the 10th highest precipitation in March: 4.3 mm less than Miyakojima and 9.6 mm more than Kumamoto.
• Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 9.7 days, and 10 mm or more on 3.4 days.
• Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.3 days, and 50 mm or more on 0.6 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 12.1 days, and 6.4 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

20.9°C (70°F)

Humidity

74%

Days of 25°C or more

11.9 days

Early, mid and late March

By the last ten days of March the average high in Ishigaki is 1.6°C higher than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 1–10 March is the wettest (48.1 mm) and 21–31 March the driest (40.2 mm).

Mild: highs around 23.7°C

• Long sleeves, or a T-shirt with a light jacket or cardigan.
• A folding umbrella: rain falls on 9.7 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella

• Our clothing rules

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 Okinawa Prefecture were 59.6% full on average (8th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 691,110 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 62.1% in February and 60.5% in April.

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