Gaziantep weather in March

In March, Gaziantep sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.4 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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Gaziantep's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gaziantep's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Gaziantep is city in Turkey.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 48.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
291/km²
people per km²

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 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gaziantep reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°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)
1134
2144
3144
4144
5145
6145
7145
8145
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
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30187
31187

How March really feels in Gaziantep

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.

Gaziantep 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7710.32.69.71.7
Feb11° / 66101.810.62.6
Mar15° / 599.40.211.74.9
Apr21° / 428.4012.96.9
May27° / 14°296.50147.1
Jun33° / 19°72.2014.54.6
Jul37° / 22°20.4014.32.3
Aug37° / 22°10.4013.42.3
Sep32° / 18°41.2012.35.1
Oct26° / 13°304.80117.7
Nov17° / 486.20.2106.0
Dec11° / 789.91.29.52.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55644
65644
75644
85743
95644
105644
115743
125644
135743
145842
155842
165941
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205941
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245842
255743
265743
275743
285644
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gaziantep gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1323
2313
3302
4302
5292
6291
7291
8291
9291
10291
11300
12300
13310
14310
15320
16320
17330
18330
19330
20330
21330
22330
23330
24330
25330
26330
27330
28320
29320
30320
31310

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 (%)
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24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:10 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:105:17
211.16:095:18
311.26:085:19
411.26:065:20
511.36:055:21
611.36:045:22
711.36:025:23
811.46:015:24
911.45:595:25
1011.55:585:26
1111.55:565:27
1211.55:555:28
1311.65:535:29
1411.65:525:29
1511.75:505:30
1611.75:495:31
1711.75:475:32
1811.85:465:33
1911.85:445:34
2011.95:435:35
2111.95:415:36
2211.95:405:37
2312.05:385:38
2412.05:375:39
2512.15:355:39
2612.15:345:40
2712.25:325:41
2812.25:315:42
2912.25:295:43
3012.35:285:44
3112.35:265:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gaziantep?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Gaziantep for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gaziantep in March

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

In March, Gaziantep sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gaziantep 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 Gaziantep peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Gaziantep 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 Gaziantep is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2028 µg/m³Jul 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gaziantep?

Gaziantep sits at 37.1°N, 37.4°E, 842 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Nizip, 37 km away.

Topography around Gaziantep

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gaziantep has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 859 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,123 m.

The land around Gaziantep is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
545 m
80 km
2,123 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Nizip 37 km · Kilis 45 km · Pazarcık 48 km · Birecik 53 km · I‘zāz 60 km · Jarābulus 62 km · Tall Rif‘at 70 km · Kahramanmaraş 71 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 Gaziantep (37.0594°, 37.3825°, elevation 842 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).