Gaziantep in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gaziantep sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 130 mm of precipitation over about 24 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Gaziantep's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gaziantep's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 21°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 130 mm; 24 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 6.3; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Gaziantep in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Gaziantep reaches about 21°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Gaziantep

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring 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 the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 1°	77	10.3	2.6	9.7	1.7
Feb	11° / 2°	66	10	1.8	10.6	2.6
Mar	15° / 6°	59	9.4	0.2	11.7	4.9
Apr	21° / 9°	42	8.4	0	12.9	6.9
May	27° / 14°	29	6.5	0	14	7.1
Jun	33° / 19°	7	2.2	0	14.5	4.6
Jul	37° / 22°	2	0.4	0	14.3	2.3
Aug	37° / 22°	1	0.4	0	13.4	2.3
Sep	32° / 18°	4	1.2	0	12.3	5.1
Oct	26° / 13°	30	4.8	0	11	7.7
Nov	17° / 7°	48	6.2	0.2	10	6.0
Dec	11° / 3°	78	9.9	1.2	9.5	2.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Gaziantep gets around 130 mm of rain and snow over 24 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Gaziantep?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Gaziantep for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gaziantep in Spring

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

In spring, Gaziantep sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

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UV index in Gaziantep in Spring

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Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	7	8	10	10	10	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Gaziantep in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	20	23	28	26	25	21	16	18	21	21	19	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	25	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

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

artificial surfaces 89%

16 km

545 m

cropland 37%

80 km

2,123 m

cropland 51%

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Spring 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

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.