Maltepe weather in March

In March, Maltepe sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 12°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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Maltepe's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maltepe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Maltepe is settlement in Istanbul 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 10°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Maltepe reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1106
2106
3106
4106
5106
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Maltepe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8712.839.41.4
Feb / 7011.92.510.41.5
Mar11° / 7310.60.911.72.5
Apr15° / 10°488.10.113.14.6
May19° / 14°356.2014.37.0
Jun24° / 19°356.1014.98.0
Jul27° / 22°253.7014.68.3
Aug27° / 22°243.6013.68.2
Sep24° / 19°486.5012.37.9
Oct19° / 15°758.9010.96.4
Nov14° / 11°739.80.19.74.3
Dec10° / 10013.11.49.12.2

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 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54258
64159
74159
84258
94357
104357
114357
124456
134456
144555
154555
164654
174753
184852
194852
204852
214852
224852
234852
244852
254852
264753
274753
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Maltepe gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1405
2395
3395
4385
5374
6374
7364
8364
9364
10364
11364
12364
13363
14363
15353
16353
17353
18353
19343
20343
21343
22343
23342
24342
25342
26342
27332
28332
29331
30331
31331

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
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8100
9100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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2015light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:475:46
211.06:465:47
311.16:445:48
411.16:435:49
511.26:415:51
611.26:405:52
711.26:385:53
811.36:365:54
911.36:355:55
1011.46:335:56
1111.46:315:57
1211.56:305:58
1311.56:286:00
1411.66:276:01
1511.66:256:02
1611.76:236:03
1711.76:216:04
1811.86:206:05
1911.86:186:06
2011.86:166:07
2111.96:156:08
2211.96:136:09
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:106:12
2512.16:086:13
2612.16:066:14
2712.26:046:15
2812.26:036:16
2912.36:016:17
3012.35:596:18
3112.45:586:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Bright
244.1Bright
254.1Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Maltepe?

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

2.5
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 Maltepe.

What to pack for Maltepe in March

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

In March, Maltepe sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Maltepe in March

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 12 to Oct 6 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Maltepe 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 Maltepe peaks around July 17 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Maltepe 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 Maltepe is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1917 µg/m³Jul 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Maltepe?

Maltepe sits at 40.9°N, 29.2°E, 150 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Ataşehir, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Maltepe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maltepe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m around an average of 114 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 539 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,375 m.

The land around Maltepe is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (41%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
390 m
16 km
539 m
80 km
1,375 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ataşehir 6.0 km · Umraniye 9.0 km · Sancaktepe 10 km · Sultanbeyli 10 km · Üsküdar 15 km · Eminönü 18 km · Istanbul 19 km · Çubuklu 20 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 Maltepe (40.9357°, 29.1551°, elevation 150 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).