Kızıltepe weather in March

In March, Kızıltepe sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 59 mm of precipitation across 9.2 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 17°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 Kızıltepe's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kızıltepe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
59 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:36 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kızıltepe is District and town in Mardin Province, Turkey.

Density
106/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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kızıltepe reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°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)
1144
2144
3144
4144
5144
6144
7154
8154
9154
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16155
17155
18165
19165
20165
21165
22166
23166
24166
25176
26176
27176
28176
29177
30187
31187

How March really feels in Kızıltepe

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.

Kızıltepe 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 / 689.61.69.71.9
Feb11° / 659.51.510.62.8
Mar16° / 599.20.211.75.0
Apr21° / 427.4012.97.0
May28° / 14°285.10147.0
Jun35° / 20°20.8014.53.7
Jul38° / 24°00.1014.31.1
Aug38° / 23°00.1013.41.4
Sep33° / 18°20.4012.34.7
Oct26° / 13°223.40117.8
Nov17° / 395.40.2106.3
Dec11° / 638.90.79.52.8

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45644
55743
65743
75842
85842
95941
105941
115941
125941
136040
146040
156040
166040
176040
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235842
245842
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285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kızıltepe gets around 59 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1322
2312
3312
4301
5301
6301
7291
8291
9301
10301
11301
12301
13310
14310
15310
16310
17310
18310
19310
20310
21310
22310
23310
24310
25310
26310
27310
28310
29300
30300
31300

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
48calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:58 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.15:585:04
211.15:565:05
311.25:555:06
411.25:545:07
511.35:525:08
611.35:515:09
711.35:495:10
811.45:485:11
911.45:475:12
1011.55:455:13
1111.55:445:14
1211.55:425:15
1311.65:415:16
1411.65:395:17
1511.75:385:18
1611.75:365:18
1711.75:355:19
1811.85:335:20
1911.85:325:21
2011.95:305:22
2111.95:295:23
2211.95:275:24
2312.05:265:25
2412.05:245:26
2512.15:225:27
2612.15:215:28
2712.25:195:29
2812.25:185:29
2912.25:165:30
3012.35:155:31
3112.35:135:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
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
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kızıltepe?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kızıltepe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kızıltepe in March

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

In March, Kızıltepe sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kızıltepe 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 Kızıltepe 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kızıltepe 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 Kızıltepe is worst in March — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2028 µg/m³Jul 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kızıltepe?

Kızıltepe sits at 37.2°N, 40.6°E, 480 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ad Darbāsīyah, 14 km away.

Topography around Kızıltepe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kızıltepe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 479 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,454 m.

The land around Kızıltepe is covered by cropland (57%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (65%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
813 m
80 km
1,454 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ad Darbāsīyah 14 km · Mardin 20 km · Yeşilli 27 km · ‘Āmūdā 33 km · Nusaybin 58 km · Al Qāmishlī 60 km · Ceylanpınar 60 km · Midyat 72 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 Kızıltepe (37.1884°, 40.5772°, elevation 480 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).