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

Averages for 1991–2020 at the JMA's Nasu Kogen station (749 m above sea level).

High

6.8°C (44°F)

Low

−2.4°C (28°F)

Precipitation

101.6 mm

Wet days

10.4 days

Sunshine

156 hours

• Highs rise 4.1°C from February and climb another 6.2°C into April.
• That is 7.1°C below Nasu's yearly average high of 13.9°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Nasu is the 4th coldest in March: level with Aomori and 1.0°C warmer than Hakodate.
• March is Nasu's 5th driest month (101.6 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Nasu has the 10th lowest precipitation in March: 1.3 mm less than Hachioji and 2.3 mm more than Nikko.
• Rain or snow of 1 mm or more falls on 10.4 days, and 10 mm or more on 3.0 days.
• Rain or snow of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 0.9 days.
• The temperature drops below 0°C on 23.7 nights.
• On 1.8 days it stays below 0°C all day.
• 45 cm of snow falls in an average March; snow 5 cm or deeper lies on the ground on 6.8 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 17.0 days, and 5.0 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.

Average temperature

2.0°C (36°F)

Deepest snow (average of each year's deepest)

17 cm

Early, mid and late March

By the last ten days of March the average high in Nasu is 3.5°C higher than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 21–31 March is the wettest (41.4 mm) and 11–20 March the driest (26.5 mm).

Cold: highs around 6.8°C

• A winter coat over layers, and a scarf.
• Gloves and a hat for mornings and nights: the temperature drops below 0°C on 23.7 nights.
• A waterproof jacket with a hood: rain or snow falls on 10.4 days.

Shoes

• Waterproof boots with good grip: snow 5 cm or deeper lies on the ground on 6.8 days (deepest 17 cm on average).

Pack

• Waterproof jacket with a hood
• Gloves and a warm hat
• Scarf
• Waterproof boots with grip

• 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 Tochigi Prefecture were 54.9% full on average (7th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 39,380 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 48.0% in February and 54.7% in April.

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