When to go · Kyoto
Kyoto in March
Good month. Late March crowds build with blossom.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 14° / 4°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- Japan overall
- Prices
- High
- Japan overall
Verdict
Late March crowds build with blossom.
Weather in March
- KyotoHighs around 14 °C, lows around 4 °C, rain on about 11 days
- Honshū cities, Japan · Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshimafine
Rainy season June to mid-July; humid heat July–August; typhoon risk peaks in September.
Spring season
Plum in early March, cherry blossom late March to early April along the Philosopher's Path and Maruyama Park, Aoi Matsuri parade on 15 May.
Watch: Blossom weeks: rooms cost double and temples are packed.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Cherry blossom
Late Mar–early Apr
Peak crowds; book beds months ahead; be in Higashiyama and Arashiyama before 07:30.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- High
- Prices · Japan overall
- High
- Room rates · Kyoto
- Normal
- Last week turns peak as cherry blossom starts (check forecast).
Japan overall: Blossom arrives late in the month: prices jump, book early.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast