İdil in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), İdil sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 237 mm of precipitation over about 28 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 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 10°C
Precipitation: 237 mm; 28 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 6.1; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in İdil in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in İdil reaches about 22°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in İdil

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.

İdil 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°	111	11	2.1	9.7	2.0
Feb	11° / 2°	100	11	1.6	10.6	2.8
Mar	16° / 6°	110	11.2	0.2	11.7	4.9
Apr	21° / 10°	83	10.4	0	12.9	6.6
May	28° / 15°	44	6.5	0	14	6.7
Jun	35° / 20°	3	0.8	0	14.5	3.4
Jul	39° / 23°	1	0.3	0	14.3	0.7
Aug	39° / 23°	0	0.1	0	13.4	0.9
Sep	34° / 19°	2	0.5	0	12.3	4.1
Oct	27° / 13°	35	4.2	0	11	7.4
Nov	18° / 7°	70	6.6	0.1	10	6.3
Dec	12° / 2°	103	9.4	0.7	9.5	3.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

İdil gets around 237 mm of rain and snow over 28 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 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 24 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 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for İdil

In seasonPeak

In spring, İdil overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

İdil's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit İdil?

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.

6.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit İdil for sightseeing.

What to pack for İdil in Spring

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

In spring, İdil sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in İdil in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 İdil peaks around June 15 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	6	8	10	7	10	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in İdil 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 İdil is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 19 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)	21	24	30	30	30	24	22	22	22	24	19	19
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is İdil?

İdil sits at 37.3°N, 41.9°E, 770 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Cizre, 26 km away.

Topography around İdil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around İdil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 768 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,626 m.

The land around İdil is covered by cropland (57%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

138 m

cropland 57%

16 km

660 m

cropland 53%

80 km

2,626 m

grassland 50%

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Spring weather nearby: Cizre 26 km · Dargeçit 28 km · Al Mālikīyah 28 km · Midyat 50 km · Silopi 52 km · Şırnak 54 km · Al Qāmishlī 66 km · Siirt 66 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 İdil (37.3348°, 41.8894°, elevation 770 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.