Çeşme weather in March

In March, Çeşme sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 68 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Çeşme's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çeşme's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:34 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
44%
9th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Çeşme is town and district in İzmir Province, Turkey.

Density
117/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical March day in Çeşme reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Çeşme weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 10°11711.59.63.5
Feb13° / 10°9610.310.53.7
Mar15° / 11°687.911.74.8
Apr18° / 14°375.6136.6
May22° / 17°162.9148.3
Jun26° / 21°40.914.69.1
Jul28° / 23°00.114.48.7
Aug28° / 24°00.113.58.5
Sep25° / 21°161.812.39.1
Oct21° / 18°474.7117.9
Nov17° / 14°858.49.96.1
Dec14° / 11°13011.99.44.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Çeşme gets around 68 mm of rain over 7.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 26% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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530
629
729
828
928
1028
1127
1227
1327
1426
1526
1625
1725
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1924
2024
2124
2224
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2424
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2724
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3025
3125

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4955
5955
6955
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
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22955
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25955
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27946
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29937
30937
31937

Wind in March

Winds average 22 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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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 6:56 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:566:00
211.16:556:01
311.16:536:02
411.26:526:03
511.26:506:04
611.36:496:05
711.36:476:06
811.46:466:07
911.46:446:08
1011.46:436:09
1111.56:416:10
1211.56:406:11
1311.66:386:12
1411.66:376:13
1511.66:356:14
1611.76:346:15
1711.76:326:16
1811.86:316:17
1911.86:296:18
2011.96:276:19
2111.96:266:20
2211.96:246:21
2312.06:236:22
2412.06:216:23
2512.16:196:24
2612.16:186:25
2712.26:166:26
2812.26:156:27
2912.26:136:28
3012.36:116:29
3112.36:106:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Çeşme

In seasonPeak

In March, Çeşme sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Çeşme's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Çeşme?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Çeşme for sightseeing.

What to pack for Çeşme in March

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

In March, Çeşme sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Çeşme in March

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in March near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 30 to Oct 30 — about 5.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov19Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Çeşme 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 Çeşme peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 23UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Çeşme 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 Çeşme is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMar 1915 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Çeşme?

Çeşme sits at 38.3°N, 26.3°E, 9 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Chios, 15 km away.

Topography around Çeşme

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çeşme has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,414 m.

The land around Çeşme is covered by water (35%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, water (71%) within 16 km, and water (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
280 m
80 km
1,414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Chios 15 km · Urla 40 km · Seferihisar 49 km · Foça 55 km · Balatçık 68 km · Ataşehir 68 km · Küçükçiğli 68 km · Çiğli 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
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 Çeşme (38.3261°, 26.3057°, elevation 9 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. 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).