Erdemli weather in March

In March, Erdemli sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Erdemli's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Erdemli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:01 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
43%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Erdemli is district of Mersin, south-central Turkey.

Density
20/km²
people per km²
Founded
1954

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 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Erdemli reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Erdemli 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10611.62.19.83.0
Feb12° / 6791.710.63.4
Mar15° / 11°498.90.411.74.7
Apr18° / 14°378.2012.96.2
May22° / 17°399.3013.97.2
Jun25° / 21°267.4014.58.0
Jul28° / 24°113.6014.27.9
Aug29° / 25°134.6013.47.3
Sep27° / 23°194.7012.28.3
Oct23° / 19°355.7011.18.1
Nov18° / 15°676.50.2106.6
Dec13° / 11°13511.11.29.53.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Erdemli gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:22 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:225:30
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311.26:205:32
411.26:185:33
511.36:175:34
611.36:165:35
711.46:145:35
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1211.66:075:40
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1511.76:035:43
1611.76:015:44
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1911.85:575:46
2011.95:555:47
2111.95:545:48
2212.05:525:49
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2412.05:495:51
2512.15:485:52
2612.15:465:53
2712.15:455:54
2812.25:435:54
2912.25:415:55
3012.35:405:56
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Erdemli

In seasonPeak

None of Erdemli's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Erdemli's rainy season runs November–February, 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 Erdemli?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Erdemli for sightseeing.

What to pack for Erdemli in March

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

In March, Erdemli sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Erdemli in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 29°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 16 — about 7.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Erdemli 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 Erdemli peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Erdemli 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 Erdemli is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 921 µg/m³Dec 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Erdemli?

Erdemli sits at 36.6°N, 34.3°E, 11 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Mersin, 37 km away.

KireçocağıAdanaEreğli

Topography around Erdemli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Erdemli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,121 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,172 m.

The land around Erdemli is covered by water (44%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and water (33%), grassland (32%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
1,121 m
80 km
3,172 m
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March weather nearby: Mersin 37 km · Silifke 42 km · Taşucu 50 km · Tarsus 63 km · Mut 78 km · Kireçocağı 96 km · Adana 100 km · Ereğli 104 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 Erdemli (36.605°, 34.3084°, elevation 11 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).