Ergani weather in March

In March, Ergani sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 11.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Ergani's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ergani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:40 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Ergani is town of Diyarbakır, 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 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ergani reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1101
2101
3101
4111
5111
6111
7112
8112
9122
10122
11122
12122
13122
14122
15122
16122
17123
18133
19133
20133
21133
22133
23133
24144
25144
26144
27144
28144
29154
30155
31155

How March really feels in Ergani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ergani weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°11011.17.49.60.1
Feb / -2°9210.45.510.50.8
Mar12° / 9211.91.811.73.3
Apr18° / 8311.80.2135.6
May24° / 12°548.90147.2
Jun32° / 17°72.4014.65.4
Jul36° / 22°20.7014.42.6
Aug36° / 22°10.4013.52.6
Sep31° / 16°71.1012.36.0
Oct23° / 11°385.50117.8
Nov14° / 676.70.69.94.6
Dec / -0°10410.53.89.41.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34951
44951
55050
65050
75050
85050
95149
105050
115149
125149
135149
145050
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215149
225050
235050
244951
254951
264951
274753
284852
294852
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ergani gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13811
23810
3389
4389
5388
6388
7387
8387
9387
10397
11396
12396
13396
14396
15396
16396
17396
18396
19395
20395
21395
22395
23395
24404
25404
26414
27413
28413
29423
30422
31422

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
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:02 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:06 PM to 5:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:025:06
211.16:015:07
311.25:595:08
411.25:585:09
511.25:565:10
611.35:555:11
711.35:545:12
811.45:525:13
911.45:515:14
1011.45:495:15
1111.55:485:16
1211.55:465:17
1311.65:445:18
1411.65:435:19
1511.75:415:20
1611.75:405:21
1711.75:385:22
1811.85:375:23
1911.85:355:24
2011.95:345:25
2111.95:325:26
2211.95:305:27
2312.05:295:28
2412.05:275:29
2512.15:265:30
2612.15:245:31
2712.25:225:32
2812.25:215:33
2912.25:195:34
3012.35:185:35
3112.35:165:36

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 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 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
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ergani

In seasonPeak

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

Ergani's rainy season runs November–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 Ergani?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ergani.

What to pack for Ergani in March

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

In March, Ergani sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ergani 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 Ergani peaks around August 14 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateAug 14UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ergani 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 Ergani is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1324 µg/m³Jul 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ergani?

Ergani sits at 38.3°N, 39.8°E, 944 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çermik, 31 km away.

Topography around Ergani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ergani has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m around an average of 965 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 757 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,070 m.

The land around Ergani is covered by cropland (43%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
672 m
16 km
757 m
80 km
2,070 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Çermik 31 km · Kovancılar 51 km · Diyarbakır 57 km · Elazığ 65 km · Siverek 69 km · Karakoçan 80 km · Lice 80 km · Genç 88 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 Ergani (38.269°, 39.7545°, elevation 944 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).