Hilvan weather in March

In March, Hilvan sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 79 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Hilvan's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hilvan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
79 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:43 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Hilvan is district of Şanlıurfa, southeastern Turkey.

Density
15/km²
people per km²
Founded
1926

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 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hilvan reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°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)
1143
2144
3144
4144
5144
6144
7154
8154
9154
10154
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16155
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22166
23166
24176
25176
26176
27176
28176
29187
30187
31187

How March really feels in Hilvan

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.

Hilvan 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 / 9810.91.99.71.9
Feb11° / 8810.71.710.62.7
Mar16° / 7910.70.211.74.9
Apr21° / 699.6012.96.7
May27° / 14°447.10146.9
Jun34° / 20°61.6014.53.8
Jul38° / 24°10.3014.31.1
Aug38° / 24°10.3013.41.2
Sep33° / 19°71.3012.34.5
Oct26° / 13°516.50117.3
Nov17° / 647.50.3106.0
Dec11° / 8910.70.79.52.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45545
55644
65743
75644
85743
95743
105743
115743
125842
135743
145842
155842
165842
175941
186040
195941
205941
216040
225941
235941
245842
255842
265743
275743
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hilvan gets around 79 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1383
2373
3362
4362
5352
6351
7341
8341
9341
10341
11341
12341
13340
14340
15350
16350
17350
18350
19360
20360
21360
22361
23361
24361
25361
26361
27361
28361
29361
30361
31361

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 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:05 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:055:10
211.16:035:11
311.26:025:12
411.26:015:13
511.35:595:14
611.35:585:15
711.35:565:16
811.45:555:17
911.45:535:18
1011.55:525:19
1111.55:505:20
1211.55:495:21
1311.65:475:22
1411.65:465:23
1511.75:445:24
1611.75:435:25
1711.75:415:26
1811.85:405:27
1911.85:385:28
2011.95:375:29
2111.95:355:30
2211.95:345:30
2312.05:325:31
2412.05:305:32
2512.15:295:33
2612.15:275:34
2712.25:265:35
2812.25:245:36
2912.25:235:37
3012.35:215:38
3112.35:205:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hilvan

In seasonPeak

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

Hilvan's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Hilvan?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Hilvan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hilvan in March

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

In March, Hilvan sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hilvan 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 Hilvan peaks around June 21 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Hilvan 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 Hilvan is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2025 µg/m³Jul 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hilvan?

Hilvan sits at 37.6°N, 39.0°E, 590 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kahta, 37 km away.

Topography around Hilvan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hilvan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 597 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,211 m.

The land around Hilvan is covered by cropland (83%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
302 m
80 km
2,211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kahta 37 km · Siverek 37 km · Bozova 45 km · Urfa 49 km · Adıyaman 63 km · Altınşehir 66 km · Çermik 75 km · Viranşehir 81 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 Hilvan (37.5869°, 38.955°, elevation 590 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).