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

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

High

10.0°C (50°F)

Low

1.4°C (35°F)

Precipitation

74.4 mm

Wet days

7.1 days

Sunshine

179 hours

Snow on ground

3.1 days

• Highs rise 3.5°C from February and climb another 5.5°C into April.
• That is 6.9°C below Sendai's yearly average high of 16.9°C.
• Of our 34 places with temperature records, Sendai is the 9th coldest in March: 0.3°C cooler than Nagano and 0.2°C warmer than Takayama.
• March is Sendai's 5th driest month (74.4 mm).
• Of our 35 places, Sendai has the 4th lowest precipitation in March: 0.8 mm less than Aomori and 6.1 mm more than Karuizawa.
• Rain or snow of 1 mm or more falls on 7.1 days, and 10 mm or more on 2.6 days.
• Rain or snow of 30 mm or more in one day falls on 0.5 days.
• The temperature drops below 0°C on 9.9 nights.
• 11 cm of snow falls in an average March; snow lies on the ground on 3.1 days.
• The sun is out for 40% or more of the possible hours on 19.6 days, and 3.5 days have under 0.1 hours of sunshine.
• By the JMA's cloud records, 1.3 days are clear and 8.1 are overcast.
• On 15 March 2027 the sun rises at 5:49 and sets at 17:43 in Sendai, giving 11 hours 54 minutes of daylight (NAOJ).

Average temperature

5.5°C (42°F)

Humidity

61%

Deepest snow (average of each year's deepest)

6 cm

Early, mid and late March

By the last ten days of March the average high in Sendai is 3.0°C higher than in the first ten.

By ten-day totals, 1–10 March is the wettest (29.2 mm) and 11–20 March the driest (20.0 mm).

Chilly: highs around 10.0°C

• A warm jacket or light coat over a sweater.
• Gloves and a hat for mornings and nights: the temperature drops below 0°C on 9.9 nights.
• A folding umbrella: rain or snow falls on 7.1 days.

Shoes

• Shoes with good grip: snow or sleet falls on 13.4 days.

Pack

• Folding umbrella
• Gloves and a warm hat

• Our clothing rules

Plum blossom

The JMA's sample plum tree in Sendai opens around 1 March in an average year (1991–2020). In 2026: 20 February.

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 Miyagi Prefecture were 57.5% full on average (8th busiest of 12 months). Foreign guests spent 71,490 nights there that month (Japan Tourism Agency). That compares with 55.4% in February and 57.5% in April.

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