Keskin weather in March

In March, Keskin sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Keskin's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keskin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:05 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Keskin is district in Kırıkkale Province, Turkey.

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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Keskin reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Keskin

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.

Keskin weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°458.44.29.50.0
Feb / -1°367.53.110.41.1
Mar12° / 4692.111.73.4
Apr18° / 408.60.3136.0
May23° / 11°408.9014.27.2
Jun28° / 15°296.7014.86.8
Jul32° / 18°51.6014.55.4
Aug31° / 17°61.6013.65.6
Sep27° / 13°102.4012.38.1
Oct21° / 234.4010.97.6
Nov13° / 375.60.89.84.0
Dec / -1°488.12.89.20.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
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54654
64555
74555
84555
94555
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114456
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Keskin gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1298
2298
3298
4308
5308
6308
7318
8318
9328
10328
11328
12338
13338
14328
15328
16328
17318
18307
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20297
21297
22286
23286
24276
25275
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27274
28274
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30273
31273

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
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69calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:285:29
211.16:275:31
311.16:255:32
411.16:245:33
511.26:225:34
611.26:215:35
711.36:195:36
811.36:185:37
911.46:165:38
1011.46:145:39
1111.56:135:40
1211.56:115:41
1311.56:105:42
1411.66:085:43
1511.66:075:44
1611.76:055:46
1711.76:035:47
1811.86:025:48
1911.86:005:49
2011.95:585:50
2111.95:575:51
2211.95:555:52
2312.05:535:53
2412.05:525:54
2512.15:505:55
2612.15:485:56
2712.25:475:57
2812.25:455:58
2912.35:435:59
3012.35:426:00
3112.35:406:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
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174.5Bright
184.6Bright
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204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Keskin?

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

3.4
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 Keskin.

What to pack for Keskin in March

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

In March, Keskin sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Keskin 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 Keskin peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Keskin 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 Keskin is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1421 µg/m³Jan 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Keskin?

Keskin sits at 39.7°N, 33.6°E, 1,140 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kırıkkale, 21 km away.

Topography around Keskin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keskin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 1,121 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 976 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around Keskin is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (44%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
976 m
80 km
1,430 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kırıkkale 21 km · Kaman 36 km · Elmadağ 43 km · Akyurt 68 km · Çankaya 70 km · Gölbaşı 70 km · Ankara 70 km · Yerköy 73 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 Keskin (39.6731°, 33.6136°, elevation 1,140 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).