Jōetsu climate

Jōetsu Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Jōetsu, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 4°C on March 1 to 9°C on March 31, and lows from -2°C to 2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 115 mm over about 19 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Jōetsu, in °C, with the record for each date.-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
6°C
Average low
0°C
Precipitation
115 mm
Reanalysis high
17°CMar 21, 2019
Reanalysis low
-8°CMar 4, 1996
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
0°C
Wind
16.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Mar 14°C-2°C9°C 1992-7°C 200062%
Mar 24°C-2°C12°C 2020-8°C 200061%
Mar 34°C-2°C12°C 2007-8°C 199662%
Mar 44°C-2°C13°C 2018-8°C 199662%
Mar 54°C-2°C15°C 2007-6°C 199461%
Mar 64°C-2°C16°C 2016-7°C 200561%
Mar 74°C-1°C13°C 2016-8°C 200561%
Mar 85°C-1°C11°C 2016-4°C 199860%
Mar 95°C-1°C16°C 2020-7°C 200160%
Mar 105°C-1°C14°C 2020-7°C 200159%
Mar 115°C-1°C10°C 2004-6°C 200059%
Mar 125°C-1°C11°C 1992-5°C 200358%
Mar 136°C-1°C13°C 2018-8°C 199658%
Mar 146°C-1°C14°C 1999-7°C 200157%
Mar 156°C-1°C15°C 2018-6°C 201257%
Mar 166°C-1°C13°C 2004-7°C 199457%
Mar 176°C0°C15°C 1999-5°C 201157%
Mar 186°C0°C17°C 1999-4°C 201156%
Mar 197°C0°C17°C 2009-5°C 201255%
Mar 207°C0°C16°C 2019-6°C 201255%
Mar 217°C0°C17°C 2019-4°C 201255%
Mar 227°C0°C15°C 2009-5°C 201255%
Mar 238°C0°C17°C 2008-5°C 199255%
Mar 248°C1°C13°C 2001-3°C 201155%
Mar 258°C1°C14°C 1999-2°C 201154%
Mar 268°C1°C16°C 1999-2°C 199554%
Mar 278°C1°C17°C 2018-5°C 201055%
Mar 288°C1°C16°C 2018-5°C 201154%
Mar 299°C1°C17°C 2014-3°C 201053%
Mar 309°C2°C17°C 1996-4°C 201052%
Mar 319°C2°C16°C 2015-2°C 200652%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Jōetsu, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+9).

March 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
March 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 6:08 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.