North Japan
Hokkaido + Tohoku. Sapporo is the benchmark. February = ski. March = thaw.
February is cheaper and still winter. March is usually more expensive and turns to spring in Tokyo and Kyoto, while Hokkaido is still thawing. All temperatures are in °C and °F. Filters change the charts, table, and timeline.
Hokkaido + Tohoku. Sapporo is the benchmark. February = ski. March = thaw.
February is dry-cold. March is spring, more rain, sakura late in the month.
Colder nights than Tokyo. February can snow. Late March is blossom weather.
JMA station means. Hover a bar for °C and °F. Normal is 1991–2020.
Monthly precipitation in millimetres.
Anomaly is versus the 1991–2020 normal.
From JMA monthly summaries and station records.
The last 10 days are often the jump that matters for packing and blossoms.
Budget for the colder year, then add a lighter layer if you go in late March.