Cappadocia weather in March

In March, Cappadocia sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cappadocia's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cappadocia's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 0°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 54 mm; 10.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:00 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Cappadocia is town of Turkey and district of Nevşehir Province.

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cappadocia reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	-1
2	11	-1
3	11	-1
4	11	-1
5	11	-1
6	11	-1
7	12	0
8	12	0
9	12	0
10	12	0
11	12	0
12	12	0
13	12	0
14	12	0
15	12	0
16	12	0
17	12	0
18	12	0
19	12	0
20	12	0
21	12	0
22	12	1
23	13	1
24	13	1
25	13	1
26	13	1
27	14	1
28	14	1
29	14	2
30	14	2
31	14	2

How March really feels in Cappadocia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Cappadocia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	5° / -4°	45	8.5	5.4	9.6	0.2
Feb	8° / -3°	37	7.8	4.3	10.5	1.3
Mar	12° / 0°	54	10.7	3.8	11.7	3.2
Apr	17° / 4°	54	10.6	0.8	13	5.5
May	23° / 9°	52	10.1	0	14.1	7.0
Jun	27° / 13°	28	6.4	0	14.6	7.3
Jul	31° / 15°	5	1	0	14.4	6.1
Aug	31° / 15°	4	1	0	13.5	6.2
Sep	27° / 11°	12	2.5	0	12.3	8.3
Oct	20° / 6°	27	5.5	0.1	11	7.4
Nov	13° / 0°	34	5.5	1.3	9.9	4.2
Dec	7° / -3°	42	8.3	3.7	9.3	1.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	49	48	48	48	49	48	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	47	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	48	48	49	49	49
Cloudier (%)	51	52	52	52	51	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	52	52	51	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Cappadocia gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	31	31	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34
Snow chance (%)	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	9	8	7	6

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	13
2	31	12
3	32	12
4	32	12
5	32	12
6	33	11
7	34	12
8	34	12
9	35	12
10	35	13
11	36	13
12	36	13
13	36	14
14	36	14
15	36	15
16	35	15
17	35	15
18	35	15
19	35	15
20	35	14
21	35	14
22	35	14
23	35	13
24	35	12
25	35	11
26	35	10
27	35	10
28	35	9
29	35	8
30	35	7
31	34	6

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:37	5:36
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:22	5:26
2	11.1	6:21	5:27
3	11.1	6:19	5:28
4	11.2	6:18	5:29
5	11.2	6:16	5:30
6	11.3	6:15	5:31
7	11.3	6:14	5:32
8	11.3	6:12	5:33
9	11.4	6:11	5:34
10	11.4	6:09	5:35
11	11.5	6:07	5:36
12	11.5	6:06	5:37
13	11.6	6:04	5:38
14	11.6	6:03	5:39
15	11.6	6:01	5:40
16	11.7	6:00	5:41
17	11.7	5:58	5:42
18	11.8	5:57	5:43
19	11.8	5:55	5:44
20	11.9	5:53	5:45
21	11.9	5:52	5:46
22	11.9	5:50	5:47
23	12.0	5:49	5:48
24	12.0	5:47	5:49
25	12.1	5:45	5:50
26	12.1	5:44	5:51
27	12.2	5:42	5:52
28	12.2	5:40	5:53
29	12.2	5:39	5:54
30	12.3	5:37	5:55
31	12.3	5:36	5:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cappadocia?

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

3.2

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 Cappadocia.

What to pack for Cappadocia in March

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

In March, Cappadocia sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 0°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cappadocia in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cappadocia peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	8	10	10	10	8	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Cappadocia in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cappadocia is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	16	19	21	23	19	14	15	16	16	15	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Cappadocia?

Cappadocia sits at 38.6°N, 34.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ürgüp, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Cappadocia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cappadocia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m around an average of 1,168 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,003 m.

The land around Cappadocia is covered by grassland (62%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

341 m

grassland 62%

16 km

782 m

grassland 58%

80 km

3,003 m

cropland 54%

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← February Cappadocia year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Ürgüp 7.0 km · Nevşehir 10 km · Hacılar 54 km · Kayseri 58 km · Mucur 60 km · Talas 63 km · Develi 64 km · Ortaköy 69 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

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 Cappadocia (38.6428°, 34.8289°, elevation 0 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	-1
2	11	-1
3	11	-1
4	11	-1
5	11	-1
6	11	-1
7	12	0
8	12	0
9	12	0
10	12	0
11	12	0
12	12	0
13	12	0
14	12	0
15	12	0
16	12	0
17	12	0
18	12	0
19	12	0
20	12	0
21	12	0
22	12	1
23	13	1
24	13	1
25	13	1
26	13	1
27	14	1
28	14	1
29	14	2
30	14	2
31	14	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	13
2	31	12
3	32	12
4	32	12
5	32	12
6	33	11
7	34	12
8	34	12
9	35	12
10	35	13
11	36	13
12	36	13
13	36	14
14	36	14
15	36	15
16	35	15
17	35	15
18	35	15
19	35	15
20	35	14
21	35	14
22	35	14
23	35	13
24	35	12
25	35	11
26	35	10
27	35	10
28	35	9
29	35	8
30	35	7
31	34	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	-1
2	11	-1
3	11	-1
4	11	-1
5	11	-1
6	11	-1
7	12	0
8	12	0
9	12	0
10	12	0
11	12	0
12	12	0
13	12	0
14	12	0
15	12	0
16	12	0
17	12	0
18	12	0
19	12	0
20	12	0
21	12	0
22	12	1
23	13	1
24	13	1
25	13	1
26	13	1
27	14	1
28	14	1
29	14	2
30	14	2
31	14	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	13
2	31	12
3	32	12
4	32	12
5	32	12
6	33	11
7	34	12
8	34	12
9	35	12
10	35	13
11	36	13
12	36	13
13	36	14
14	36	14
15	36	15
16	35	15
17	35	15
18	35	15
19	35	15
20	35	14
21	35	14
22	35	14
23	35	13
24	35	12
25	35	11
26	35	10
27	35	10
28	35	9
29	35	8
30	35	7
31	34	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	11	-1
2	11	-1
3	11	-1
4	11	-1
5	11	-1
6	11	-1
7	12	0
8	12	0
9	12	0
10	12	0
11	12	0
12	12	0
13	12	0
14	12	0
15	12	0
16	12	0
17	12	0
18	12	0
19	12	0
20	12	0
21	12	0
22	12	1
23	13	1
24	13	1
25	13	1
26	13	1
27	14	1
28	14	1
29	14	2
30	14	2
31	14	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	46	54
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	49	51
30	49	51
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	31	13
2	31	12
3	32	12
4	32	12
5	32	12
6	33	11
7	34	12
8	34	12
9	35	12
10	35	13
11	36	13
12	36	13
13	36	14
14	36	14
15	36	15
16	35	15
17	35	15
18	35	15
19	35	15
20	35	14
21	35	14
22	35	14
23	35	13
24	35	12
25	35	11
26	35	10
27	35	10
28	35	9
29	35	8
30	35	7
31	34	6

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100