Bartın weather in March

In March, Bartın sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bartın's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bartın's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:11 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Bartın is central district and city in Bartın Province, Turkey.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bartın reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Bartın weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 82133.49.31.4
Feb / 6811.73.210.31.5
Mar10° / 70121.411.72.3
Apr14° / 458.70.113.14.1
May18° / 14°436.9014.36.5
Jun23° / 18°5070157.8
Jul25° / 21°456014.78.1
Aug26° / 22°455.9013.78.1
Sep23° / 19°778012.37.6
Oct19° / 15°929.8010.96.3
Nov15° / 10°8010.20.19.74.4
Dec10° / 9012.81.592.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43961
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73961
84060
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104060
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bartın gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 12 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:355:32
211.06:345:34
311.06:325:35
411.16:315:36
511.16:295:37
611.26:275:38
711.26:265:40
811.36:245:41
911.36:235:42
1011.46:215:43
1111.46:195:44
1211.56:185:45
1311.56:165:46
1411.66:145:48
1511.66:125:49
1611.76:115:50
1711.76:095:51
1811.76:075:52
1911.86:065:53
2011.86:045:54
2111.96:025:56
2211.96:005:57
2312.05:595:58
2412.05:575:59
2512.15:556:00
2612.15:536:01
2712.25:526:02
2812.25:506:03
2912.35:486:05
3012.35:466:06
3112.45:456:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bartın?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bartın.

What to pack for Bartın in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Bartın sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Bartın in March

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Oct 10 — about 3.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May15Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Bartın in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bartın peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Bartın?

Bartın sits at 41.6°N, 32.3°E, 28 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çaycuma, 32 km away.

GeredeAlaplı

Topography around Bartın

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bartın.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bartın has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,992 m.

The land around Bartın is covered by trees (49%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
233 m
16 km
921 m
80 km
1,992 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Çaycuma 32 km · Zonguldak 50 km · Safranbolu 52 km · Karabük 54 km · Devrek 56 km · Ereğli 86 km · Gerede 94 km · Alaplı 94 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$18,599
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 488
Religion
Muslim 100%other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bartın (41.6358°, 32.3375°, elevation 28 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).