Merzifon weather in March

In March, Merzifon sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 12.1 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 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Merzifon's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Merzifon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:58 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
65%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Merzifon is town of Amasya, 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 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Merzifon reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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29143
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How March really feels in Merzifon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Merzifon 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 / -3°519.56.69.40.1
Feb / -2°499.45.610.41.0
Mar11° / 6612.15.111.72.8
Apr16° / 70121.213.14.9
May21° / 7413.3014.26.1
Jun25° / 13°5310.1014.97.1
Jul28° / 15°183.7014.67.7
Aug28° / 15°143.4013.67.3
Sep25° / 12°285.1012.38.0
Oct19° / 416.20.110.96.8
Nov12° / 496.71.59.73.6
Dec / -1°599.54.69.10.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53565
63565
73565
83565
93565
103466
113466
123367
133565
143565
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173466
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203664
213664
223763
233763
243862
253862
263862
273862
283862
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Merzifon gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13817
23917
33917
43917
53917
64017
74017
84118
94118
104119
114119
124219
134220
144120
154120
164120
174119
184019
194019
204018
213918
223917
233816
243815
253814
263713
273712
283711
293710
30379
31388

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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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

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
157calm
167calm
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187calm
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317calm

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 6:22 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:225:21
211.06:215:22
311.16:195:23
411.16:175:24
511.26:165:25
611.26:145:26
711.26:135:28
811.36:115:29
911.36:095:30
1011.46:085:31
1111.46:065:32
1211.56:055:33
1311.56:035:34
1411.66:015:35
1511.66:005:37
1611.75:585:38
1711.75:565:39
1811.85:555:40
1911.85:535:41
2011.85:515:42
2111.95:495:43
2211.95:485:44
2312.05:465:45
2412.05:445:46
2512.15:435:47
2612.15:415:49
2712.25:395:50
2812.25:375:51
2912.35:365:52
3012.35:345:53
3112.45:325:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Merzifon?

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

2.8
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 Merzifon.

What to pack for Merzifon in March

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

In March, Merzifon sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Merzifon 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 Merzifon peaks around August 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 10UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Merzifon 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 Merzifon is worst in May — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMay 1119 µg/m³Jul 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Merzifon?

Merzifon sits at 40.9°N, 35.5°E, 732 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Suluova, 16 km away.

Topography around Merzifon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Merzifon has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 722 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,453 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,030 m.

The land around Merzifon is covered by cropland (42%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (44%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), grassland (35%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
412 m
16 km
1,453 m
80 km
2,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Suluova 16 km · Havza 20 km · Vezirköprü 30 km · Amasya 40 km · Çorum 56 km · Osmancık 57 km · Zile 73 km · Taşova 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 Merzifon (40.8733°, 35.4631°, elevation 732 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).