Fatsa weather in March

In March, Fatsa sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 116 mm of precipitation across 15.7 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 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Fatsa's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fatsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 116 mm; 15.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:50 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.0; out of 10

Fatsa is district and town in Ordu Province, Turkey.

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 9°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Fatsa reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 4°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)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

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

How March really feels in Fatsa

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Fatsa 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 2°	111	13.8	8	9.4	1.1
Feb	8° / 2°	88	13	7.1	10.4	1.2
Mar	10° / 4°	116	15.7	6.3	11.7	2.0
Apr	14° / 7°	110	15.4	1.1	13.1	3.4
May	18° / 12°	112	15.5	0	14.3	5.0
Jun	22° / 16°	95	13.2	0	14.9	6.3
Jul	24° / 19°	73	11.8	0	14.6	6.9
Aug	24° / 19°	78	12.8	0	13.6	6.8
Sep	22° / 16°	121	13.8	0	12.3	6.1
Oct	18° / 12°	143	14.7	0.1	10.9	5.3
Nov	14° / 8°	114	11.5	1.5	9.7	3.9
Dec	10° / 5°	109	13.6	5	9.1	2.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	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 (%)	35	35	34	34	33	34	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	35	35	35	34	35	36	36	36	36	36	36
Cloudier (%)	65	65	66	66	67	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	65	65	65	66	65	64	64	64	64	64	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Fatsa gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 15.7 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 51% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring 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 (%)	50	50	49	49	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50
Snow chance (%)	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	23
2	50	22
3	49	22
4	49	22
5	50	22
6	50	22
7	50	22
8	50	22
9	51	22
10	51	22
11	51	23
12	52	23
13	52	22
14	52	22
15	52	22
16	52	22
17	52	22
18	52	22
19	52	21
20	52	21
21	52	20
22	52	20
23	51	19
24	51	18
25	51	17
26	51	16
27	50	15
28	50	14
29	50	13
30	50	12
31	50	11

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:46 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)	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	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)	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:40	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:28	5:26	5:24
Sunset (PM)	5:12	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:14	5:12
2	11.0	6:13	5:14
3	11.1	6:11	5:15
4	11.1	6:09	5:16
5	11.2	6:08	5:17
6	11.2	6:06	5:18
7	11.2	6:05	5:19
8	11.3	6:03	5:20
9	11.3	6:01	5:22
10	11.4	6:00	5:23
11	11.4	5:58	5:24
12	11.5	5:57	5:25
13	11.5	5:55	5:26
14	11.6	5:53	5:27
15	11.6	5:52	5:28
16	11.7	5:50	5:29
17	11.7	5:48	5:31
18	11.8	5:46	5:32
19	11.8	5:45	5:33
20	11.8	5:43	5:34
21	11.9	5:41	5:35
22	11.9	5:40	5:36
23	12.0	5:38	5:37
24	12.0	5:36	5:38
25	12.1	5:34	5:39
26	12.1	5:33	5:40
27	12.2	5:31	5:42
28	12.2	5:29	5:43
29	12.3	5:28	5:44
30	12.3	5:26	5:45
31	12.4	5:24	5:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.78 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	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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

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

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Fatsa?

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

2.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fatsa.

What to pack for Fatsa in March

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

In March, Fatsa sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Fatsa in March

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 13 to Oct 13 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	8	8	10	15	21	24	25	23	20	16	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	8	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	15	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Fatsa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fatsa peaks around August 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	3	6	7	8	8	8	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Fatsa?

Fatsa sits at 41.0°N, 37.5°E, 2 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ünye, 22 km away.

Topography around Fatsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fatsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,067 m.

The land around Fatsa is covered by trees (40%) and water (38%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

303 m

trees 40%

16 km

883 m

trees 64%

80 km

3,067 m

trees 51%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Ünye 22 km · Korgan 26 km · Kumru 26 km · Gürgentepe 28 km · Ordu 33 km · Terme 48 km · Bulancak 62 km · Niksar 67 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 Fatsa (41.0289°, 37.4998°, elevation 2 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. 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	9	3
2	9	4
3	10	4
4	10	4
5	10	4
6	10	4
7	10	4
8	10	4
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	10	4
13	10	4
14	10	4
15	10	4
16	10	4
17	10	4
18	10	4
19	10	4
20	10	4
21	10	4
22	10	4
23	11	5
24	11	5
25	11	5
26	11	5
27	11	5
28	11	5
29	12	5
30	12	5
31	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	23
2	50	22
3	49	22
4	49	22
5	50	22
6	50	22
7	50	22
8	50	22
9	51	22
10	51	22
11	51	23
12	52	23
13	52	22
14	52	22
15	52	22
16	52	22
17	52	22
18	52	22
19	52	21
20	52	21
21	52	20
22	52	20
23	51	19
24	51	18
25	51	17
26	51	16
27	50	15
28	50	14
29	50	13
30	50	12
31	50	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	23
2	50	22
3	49	22
4	49	22
5	50	22
6	50	22
7	50	22
8	50	22
9	51	22
10	51	22
11	51	23
12	52	23
13	52	22
14	52	22
15	52	22
16	52	22
17	52	22
18	52	22
19	52	21
20	52	21
21	52	20
22	52	20
23	51	19
24	51	18
25	51	17
26	51	16
27	50	15
28	50	14
29	50	13
30	50	12
31	50	11

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	34	66
5	33	67
6	34	66
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	32	68
11	32	68
12	32	68
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	32	68
16	32	68
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	33	67
20	33	67
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	34	66
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	50	23
2	50	22
3	49	22
4	49	22
5	50	22
6	50	22
7	50	22
8	50	22
9	51	22
10	51	22
11	51	23
12	52	23
13	52	22
14	52	22
15	52	22
16	52	22
17	52	22
18	52	22
19	52	21
20	52	21
21	52	20
22	52	20
23	51	19
24	51	18
25	51	17
26	51	16
27	50	15
28	50	14
29	50	13
30	50	12
31	50	11

	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