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

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Kagoshima station (4 m above sea level).

High

17.5°C (64°F)

Low

8.7°C (48°F)

Precipitation

161.0 mm

Wet days

11.9 days

Sunshine

163 hours

• Highs rise 2.9°C from February and climb another 4.3°C into April.
• That is 5.6°C below Kagoshima's yearly average high of 23.1°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Kagoshima is the 5th warmest in March: 0.5°C cooler than Yakushima and 1.4°C warmer than Kumamoto.
• March is Kagoshima's 6th driest month (161.0 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Kagoshima has the 5th highest precipitation in March: 3.6 mm less than Toyama and 3.8 mm more than Kanazawa.
• Rain of 1 mm or more falls on 11.9 days, and 10 mm or more on 5.7 days.
• Rain of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 1.3 days.
• Snow or sleet falls on 0.5 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 16.3 days, and 5.6 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.
• By the JMA's cloud records, 2.6 days are clear and 11.8 are overcast.
• On 15 March 2027 the sun rises at 6:29 and sets at 18:25 in Kagoshima, giving 11 hours 56 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

12.8°C (55°F)

Humidity

66%

Early, mid and late March

By the last ten days of March the average high in Kagoshima is 2.4°C higher than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 21–31 March is the wettest (60.1 mm) and 11–20 March the driest (46.9 mm).

Cool: highs around 17.5°C

• Long sleeves with a light jacket or sweater.
• An umbrella: rain falls on 11.9 days.

Pack

• Umbrella

• Our clothing rules

Cherry blossom

The JMA's sample cherry tree in Kagoshima opens around 26 March and is in full bloom around 5 April in an average year (1991–2020). In 2026 it opened on 27 March and was in full bloom on 5 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 Kagoshima Prefecture were 55.4% full on average (3rd busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 69,170 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 57.0% in February and 49.0% in April.

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