Diyarbakır weather in March

In March, Diyarbakır sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 97 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Diyarbakır's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diyarbakır's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
97 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:38 AM – 5:20 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Diyarbakır is city in Southeastern Anatolia, 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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Diyarbakır reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1122
2132
3132
4132
5133
6133
7133
8143
9143
10143
11143
12143
13143
14143
15143
16144
17144
18154
19154
20154
21154
22154
23154
24164
25165
26165
27165
28165
29175
30175
31176

How March really feels in Diyarbakır

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Diyarbakır weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°9310.649.71.1
Feb10° / -0°86113.210.52.0
Mar14° / 9712.50.611.74.1
Apr20° / 9112.20136.1
May26° / 13°639.80146.8
Jun33° / 18°92.7014.64.2
Jul38° / 23°10.4014.41.3
Aug38° / 22°10.3013.51.2
Sep33° / 17°81.3012.34.6
Oct25° / 11°466.10117.5
Nov16° / 607.30.3105.5
Dec / 909.91.69.42.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55248
65347
75248
85347
95248
105347
115347
125347
135248
145347
155347
165347
175347
185347
195248
205248
215347
225248
235248
245149
255149
265149
275149
285149
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Diyarbakır gets around 97 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 41% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1405
2404
3404
4394
5393
6393
7393
8393
9392
10402
11402
12402
13402
14402
15402
16411
17411
18411
19411
20411
21411
22421
23421
24421
25421
26431
27431
28431
29431
30431
31431

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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14100
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20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:00 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:005:05
211.15:595:06
311.25:575:07
411.25:565:08
511.25:545:09
611.35:535:10
711.35:515:11
811.45:505:12
911.45:485:13
1011.45:475:14
1111.55:455:15
1211.55:445:16
1311.65:425:17
1411.65:415:18
1511.75:395:19
1611.75:385:20
1711.75:365:21
1811.85:355:22
1911.85:335:23
2011.95:325:24
2111.95:305:24
2211.95:295:25
2312.05:275:26
2412.05:255:27
2512.15:245:28
2612.15:225:29
2712.25:215:30
2812.25:195:31
2912.25:185:32
3012.35:165:33
3112.35:145:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Diyarbakır

In seasonPeak

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

Diyarbakır's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Diyarbakır?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Diyarbakır for sightseeing.

What to pack for Diyarbakır in March

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

In March, Diyarbakır sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Diyarbakır 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 Diyarbakır peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Diyarbakır 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 Diyarbakır is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2126 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Diyarbakır?

Diyarbakır sits at 37.9°N, 40.2°E, 674 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Bismil, 40 km away.

Topography around Diyarbakır

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diyarbakır has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 659 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,136 m.

The land around Diyarbakır is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
2,136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Bismil 40 km · Ergani 57 km · Lice 71 km · Çermik 72 km · Silvan 74 km · Batman 80 km · Siverek 81 km · Mardin 81 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 Diyarbakır (37.9136°, 40.2172°, elevation 674 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).