Isparta weather in March

In March, Isparta sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 88 mm of precipitation across 11.3 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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Isparta's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isparta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
88 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:16 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Isparta is central district and city in Isparta Province, Turkey.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 47.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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 10°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Isparta reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Isparta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Isparta 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°11011.75.59.70.2
Feb / -1°8711.15.110.50.9
Mar11° / 8811.3311.72.6
Apr15° / 8112.20.712.94.6
May20° / 6510.50146.6
Jun25° / 13°306.2014.67.9
Jul29° / 16°82.2014.37.4
Aug29° / 16°81.9013.57.3
Sep25° / 13°243.7012.38.5
Oct19° / 636.90117.0
Nov13° / 677.50.6103.9
Dec / 9811.33.39.41.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24753
34753
44654
54654
64753
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124951
134951
145050
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Isparta gets around 88 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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24359
25369
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27378
28387
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30406
31416

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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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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167calm
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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 6:38 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:385:44
211.16:375:45
311.26:365:46
411.26:345:47
511.26:335:48
611.36:315:49
711.36:305:50
811.46:295:51
911.46:275:52
1011.56:265:53
1111.56:245:54
1211.56:235:55
1311.66:215:56
1411.66:205:56
1511.76:185:57
1611.76:165:58
1711.76:155:59
1811.86:136:00
1911.86:126:01
2011.96:106:02
2111.96:096:03
2211.96:076:04
2312.06:066:05
2412.06:046:06
2512.16:026:07
2612.16:016:08
2712.25:596:09
2812.25:586:10
2912.25:566:11
3012.35:556:12
3112.35:536:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
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154.7Bright
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225.0Bright
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245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Isparta

In seasonPeak

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

Isparta's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Isparta?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Isparta.

What to pack for Isparta in March

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

In March, Isparta sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Isparta 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 Isparta peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Isparta 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 Isparta is worst in May — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1621 µg/m³Dec 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Isparta?

Isparta sits at 37.8°N, 30.6°E, 1,069 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Burdur, 24 km away.

Topography around Isparta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isparta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m around an average of 1,091 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,873 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,948 m.

The land around Isparta is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), trees (34%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
591 m
16 km
1,873 m
80 km
2,948 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Burdur 24 km · Eğirdir 29 km · Bucak 34 km · Senirkent 38 km · Dinar 48 km · Şarkîkaraağaç 80 km · Yalvaç 81 km · Sandıklı 82 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 Isparta (37.7644°, 30.5522°, elevation 1,069 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).