Edirne weather in March

In March, Edirne sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Edirne's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Edirne's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 54 mm; 9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:34 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

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

Air quality: Elevated; PM2.5 21.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded: ~125 CE

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 12°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Edirne reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°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	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

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

How March really feels in Edirne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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.

Edirne weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	7° / 0°	52	7.3	2.4	9.3	1.1
Feb	9° / 1°	47	6.8	1.8	10.3	2.1
Mar	13° / 4°	54	9	1	11.7	3.8
Apr	18° / 8°	42	7.5	0.1	13.1	6.2
May	24° / 13°	46	8.6	0	14.3	7.2
Jun	29° / 17°	38	7.7	0	15	6.2
Jul	32° / 19°	30	5.2	0	14.7	5.0
Aug	32° / 19°	16	3	0	13.7	5.1
Sep	27° / 15°	27	4.2	0	12.3	7.5
Oct	21° / 11°	60	5.9	0.1	10.9	7.1
Nov	14° / 6°	55	6.5	0.3	9.6	4.5
Dec	9° / 2°	60	8	2.2	9	1.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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 (%)	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	48	47	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
Cloudier (%)	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	52	53	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Edirne gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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 (%)	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28
Snow chance (%)	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

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

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min 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 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:30 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)	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:08
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:59	5:55
2	11.0	6:57	5:57
3	11.0	6:55	5:58
4	11.1	6:54	5:59
5	11.1	6:52	6:00
6	11.2	6:51	6:01
7	11.2	6:49	6:03
8	11.3	6:47	6:04
9	11.3	6:46	6:05
10	11.4	6:44	6:06
11	11.4	6:42	6:07
12	11.5	6:41	6:08
13	11.5	6:39	6:10
14	11.6	6:37	6:11
15	11.6	6:36	6:12
16	11.7	6:34	6:13
17	11.7	6:32	6:14
18	11.7	6:30	6:15
19	11.8	6:29	6:16
20	11.8	6:27	6:18
21	11.9	6:25	6:19
22	11.9	6:23	6:20
23	12.0	6:22	6:21
24	12.0	6:20	6:22
25	12.1	6:18	6:23
26	12.1	6:16	6:24
27	12.2	6:15	6:25
28	12.2	6:13	6:27
29	12.3	6:11	6:28
30	12.3	6:09	6:29
31	12.4	6:08	6:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.83 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)	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.2	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.3	Moderate
4	3.3	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.6	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.3	Bright
28	4.4	Bright
29	4.4	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Edirne?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Edirne.

What to pack for Edirne in March

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

In March, Edirne sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Edirne 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 Edirne peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (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	8	7	8	9	9	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Edirne 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 Edirne is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (September, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Edirne's WHO annual average of 21.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	23	23	28	25	23	23	20	19	17	18	19	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	23	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Edirne?

Edirne sits at 41.7°N, 26.6°E, 62 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Orestiáda, 19 km away.

Topography around Edirne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Edirne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 53 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,243 m.

The land around Edirne is covered by cropland (36%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

112 m

cropland 36%

16 km

236 m

cropland 80%

80 km

1,243 m

cropland 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Orestiáda 19 km · Svilengrad 31 km · Uzunköprü 47 km · Babaeski 53 km · Kırklareli 56 km · Harmanli 61 km · Hayrabolu 69 km · Lüleburgaz 73 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 Edirne (41.6772°, 26.556°, elevation 62 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	3
2	12	3
3	12	3
4	12	3
5	12	3
6	12	3
7	12	3
8	12	3
9	12	3
10	12	3
11	12	3
12	12	3
13	13	3
14	13	4
15	13	4
16	13	4
17	13	4
18	13	4
19	13	4
20	14	4
21	14	4
22	14	4
23	14	4
24	14	5
25	14	5
26	15	5
27	15	5
28	15	5
29	15	5
30	15	5
31	15	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	45	55
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	47	53
24	48	52
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	47	53
31	47	53

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

	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