Hidaka region | JMA weather station "Urakawa"
Snow and temperature in Urakawa in March
In a normal March, Urakawa gets 19cm of snow. Snow depth goes from 4 cm at the start of the month to 0 cm at the end (deepest around the 1st, at 4 cm). The mean temperature is 0.9℃, with an average high of 4.4℃ and an average low of -2.5℃.
- Snowfall in March
- 19cm41st of 41 places
- Max snow depth in March
- 10cmNormal of the monthly maximum
- Days with 10 cm+ snow
- 1.4 daysDays with snowfall: 18.1 days
- Ice days
- 1.6 daysHigh below 0℃
Snow milestones in March
- Last day with 1 cm+ snow cover: normally Mar 27
JMA normals; actual dates vary from year to year. For the whole season, see Snow in Urakawa.
Daily snow depth in Urakawa in March
Daily normals for Urakawa in March
| Date | Depth | Snowfall | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 4cm | 1cm | 2.4℃ | -4.4℃ |
| Mar 2 | 4cm | 1cm | 2.5℃ | -4.3℃ |
| Mar 3 | 3cm | 1cm | 2.6℃ | -4.2℃ |
| Mar 4 | 3cm | 1cm | 2.7℃ | -4.1℃ |
| Mar 5 | 3cm | 1cm | 2.8℃ | -4.0℃ |
| Mar 6 | 3cm | 1cm | 2.9℃ | -3.9℃ |
| Mar 7 | 3cm | 1cm | 3.0℃ | -3.8℃ |
| Mar 8 | 2cm | 1cm | 3.2℃ | -3.7℃ |
| Mar 9 | 2cm | 1cm | 3.3℃ | -3.5℃ |
| Mar 10 | 2cm | 1cm | 3.4℃ | -3.4℃ |
| Mar 11 | 2cm | 1cm | 3.6℃ | -3.3℃ |
| Mar 12 | 1cm | 1cm | 3.8℃ | -3.1℃ |
| Mar 13 | 1cm | 1cm | 3.9℃ | -3.0℃ |
| Mar 14 | 1cm | 1cm | 4.1℃ | -2.8℃ |
| Mar 15 | 1cm | 0cm | 4.3℃ | -2.7℃ |
| Mar 16 | 1cm | 0cm | 4.4℃ | -2.5℃ |
| Mar 17 | 1cm | 0cm | 4.6℃ | -2.3℃ |
| Mar 18 | 1cm | 0cm | 4.7℃ | -2.2℃ |
| Mar 19 | 1cm | 0cm | 4.8℃ | -2.1℃ |
| Mar 20 | 0cm | 0cm | 5.0℃ | -1.9℃ |
| Mar 21 | 0cm | 0cm | 5.1℃ | -1.8℃ |
| Mar 22 | 0cm | 0cm | 5.2℃ | -1.7℃ |
| Mar 23 | 0cm | 0cm | 5.3℃ | -1.6℃ |
| Mar 24 | 0cm | 0cm | 5.5℃ | -1.4℃ |
| Mar 25 | 0cm | 0cm | 5.6℃ | -1.3℃ |
| Mar 26 | 0cm | 0cm | 5.7℃ | -1.1℃ |
| Mar 27 | 0cm | 0cm | 5.9℃ | -1.0℃ |
| Mar 28 | 0cm | 0cm | 6.0℃ | -0.8℃ |
| Mar 29 | 0cm | 0cm | 6.2℃ | -0.7℃ |
| Mar 30 | 0cm | 0cm | 6.3℃ | -0.5℃ |
| Mar 31 | 0cm | 0cm | 6.5℃ | -0.4℃ |
JMA daily normals: smoothed 30-year averages, not values from any single year.
Snowfall in March at 41 places
| Rank | Place | Snowfall | Max depth | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sounkyo | 160cm | 126cm | ― |
| 2 | Koganeyu (Jozankei) | 144cm | 116cm | ― |
| 3 | Kimobetsu | 143cm | 138cm | -2.5℃ |
| 4 | Takikawa | 131cm | 104cm | -1.7℃ |
| 5 | Biei | 129cm | 76cm | -3.0℃ |
| 6 | Nayoro | 128cm | 103cm | -3.0℃ |
| 7 | Shimukappu (Tomamu) | 127cm | 90cm | -3.7℃ |
| 8 | Kutchan | 122cm | 170cm | -1.0℃ |
| 9 | Utoro (Shiretoko) | 118cm | 114cm | -2.0℃ |
| 10 | Furano | 110cm | 71cm | -2.2℃ |
| 11 | Bibai | 107cm | 97cm | -1.5℃ |
| 12 | Lake Akan | 105cm | 112cm | -4.2℃ |
| 13 | Eniwa (Shimamatsu) | 96cm | 70cm | -0.9℃ |
| 14 | Ishikari | 96cm | 104cm | -0.3℃ |
| 15 | Kawayu (Teshikaga) | 96cm | 89cm | -3.5℃ |
| 16 | Noboribetsu | 94cm | 76cm | -0.4℃ |
| 17 | Nakashibetsu | 92cm | 71cm | -2.0℃ |
| 18 | Esashi (Kitami-Esashi) | 91cm | 98cm | -1.5℃ |
| 19 | Kitami | 81cm | 69cm | -1.9℃ |
| 20 | Otaru | 80cm | 106cm | 0.8℃ |
| 21 | Asahikawa | 80cm | 82cm | -1.4℃ |
| 22 | Rumoi | 75cm | 72cm | 0.0℃ |
| 23 | Sapporo | 74cm | 82cm | 1.1℃ |
| 24 | Iwamizawa | 72cm | 99cm | -0.4℃ |
| 25 | Wakkanai | 68cm | 58cm | -0.6℃ |
| 26 | Haboro | 65cm | 86cm | -0.1℃ |
| 27 | Hiroo | 63cm | 85cm | 0.1℃ |
| 28 | Mombetsu | 62cm | 54cm | -1.2℃ |
| 29 | Memanbetsu | 61cm | 52cm | -1.7℃ |
| 30 | Suttsu | 60cm | 55cm | 1.2℃ |
| 31 | Omu | 59cm | 63cm | -1.7℃ |
| 32 | Abashiri | 52cm | 52cm | -1.3℃ |
| 33 | Chitose | 42cm | 41cm | -0.3℃ |
| 34 | Hakodate | 41cm | 28cm | 1.9℃ |
| 35 | Obihiro | 36cm | 57cm | -0.4℃ |
| 36 | Nemuro | 36cm | 25cm | -0.8℃ |
| 37 | Kushiro | 31cm | 23cm | -0.4℃ |
| 38 | Muroran | 27cm | 18cm | 1.4℃ |
| 39 | Esashi | 26cm | 13cm | 2.9℃ |
| 40 | Tomakomai | 26cm | 19cm | 0.5℃ |
| 41 | Urakawa | 19cm | 10cm | 0.9℃ |
Sources
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Climatological Normals 1991–2020 (in Japanese) (monthly and daily normals); Normals for Urakawa (JMA, in Japanese)