Çerkeş in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Çerkeş sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 259 mm of precipitation over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 19°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Çerkeş's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Çerkeş's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 13°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 2°C
Precipitation: 259 mm; 46 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Çerkeş in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 6°C in early March to 19°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Çerkeş reaches about 13°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Çerkeş

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 47 that feel at or below 0°C.

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 spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Çerkeş weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -5°	56	10.5	10	9.4	0.0
Feb	3° / -5°	55	10.3	8.5	10.4	0.0
Mar	8° / -2°	73	13.4	8	11.7	1.1
Apr	13° / 2°	82	15.7	2.7	13.1	3.2
May	18° / 6°	104	16.9	0.1	14.2	4.9
Jun	21° / 10°	87	13.7	0	14.9	6.2
Jul	25° / 12°	34	6.9	0	14.6	7.9
Aug	26° / 13°	36	7.4	0	13.6	7.8
Sep	22° / 9°	38	6.6	0	12.3	7.6
Oct	16° / 5°	50	8.9	0.6	10.9	5.5
Nov	10° / 0°	43	7.6	3.2	9.7	2.2
Dec	4° / -3°	61	10.2	7.2	9.1	0.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Çerkeş gets around 259 mm of rain and snow over 46 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Çerkeş?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Çerkeş.

What to pack for Çerkeş in Spring

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

In spring, Çerkeş sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 46 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protectiona heavy coat

UV index in Çerkeş in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Çerkeş peaks around August 11 at about 9 (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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	7	7	9	9	10	7	4	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Çerkeş in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Çerkeş is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 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)	11	12	17	18	19	15	11	11	12	13	12	11
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	18	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Çerkeş?

Çerkeş sits at 40.8°N, 32.9°E, 1,133 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kızılcahamam, 43 km away.

Topography around Çerkeş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çerkeş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 1,157 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,324 m.

The land around Çerkeş is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

183 m

cropland 71%

16 km

1,007 m

grassland 56%

80 km

2,324 m

trees 46%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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Spring weather nearby: Kızılcahamam 43 km · Karabük 49 km · Safranbolu 52 km · Gerede 59 km · Çubuk 65 km · Çankırı 65 km · Kazan 67 km · Akyurt 77 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 Çerkeş (40.8116°, 32.8936°, elevation 1,133 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.