Kilis weather in March

In March, Kilis sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8 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 15°C in the first days to 19°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 Kilis's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kilis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:50 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 52 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
183/km²
people per km²

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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kilis reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°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)
1155
2155
3155
4165
5165
6165
7166
8166
9166
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23186
24187
25187
26187
27187
28187
29197
30197
31198

How March really feels in Kilis

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.

Kilis 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
Jan11° / 6910.31.19.82.6
Feb13° / 579.11.310.63.5
Mar17° / 4780.111.75.7
Apr22° / 10°306.1012.97.5
May28° / 14°183.8013.97.2
Jun33° / 18°41.2014.54.5
Jul37° / 21°10.4014.32.4
Aug37° / 21°20.4013.42.3
Sep33° / 17°31012.24.8
Oct27° / 13°213.4011.17.6
Nov19° / 385.90.1106.7
Dec12° / 699.30.69.53.4

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 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85644
95743
105743
115743
125743
135842
145842
155842
165941
175941
186040
196139
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266040
276040
286139
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kilis gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1282
2271
3261
4251
5250
6240
7240
8250
9250
10250
11260
12260
13270
14270
15270
16280
17280
18280
19291
20291
21291
22281
23281
24281
25281
26271
27271
28271
29260
30250
31250

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
38calm
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 6:11 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:115:18
211.26:105:19
311.26:085:20
411.26:075:21
511.36:065:22
611.36:045:23
711.46:035:24
811.46:025:25
911.46:005:26
1011.55:595:27
1111.55:575:28
1211.65:565:29
1311.65:545:30
1411.65:535:31
1511.75:515:32
1611.75:505:32
1711.75:485:33
1811.85:475:34
1911.85:455:35
2011.95:445:36
2111.95:425:37
2211.95:415:38
2312.05:395:39
2412.05:385:40
2512.15:365:41
2612.15:355:41
2712.25:335:42
2812.25:325:43
2912.25:305:44
3012.35:295:45
3112.35:275:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kilis?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kilis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kilis in March

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

In March, Kilis sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kilis 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 Kilis peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Kilis 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 Kilis is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2129 µg/m³Jul 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kilis?

Kilis sits at 36.7°N, 37.1°E, 660 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is I‘zāz, 16 km away.

Topography around Kilis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kilis has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m around an average of 678 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,186 m.

The land around Kilis is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
316 m
16 km
686 m
80 km
2,186 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: I‘zāz 16 km · Tall Rif‘at 27 km · ‘Afrīn 32 km · Nubl 39 km · Gaziantep 45 km · Kabbasin 51 km · Al Bāb 53 km · Tādif 55 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 Kilis (36.7161°, 37.115°, elevation 660 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).