Nevşehir weather in March

In March, Nevşehir sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 10.7 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 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Nevşehir's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nevşehir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:00 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

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

Air quality
Good
PM10 24.7 µg/m³ · 2019

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 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nevşehir reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°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)
19-2
29-2
310-2
410-2
510-1
610-1
710-1
810-1
910-1
1010-1
1110-1
1210-1
1311-1
1411-1
1511-1
1611-1
1711-1
1811-1
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30131
31141

How March really feels in Nevşehir

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nevşehir 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 / -5°448.56.19.60.0
Feb / -4°398.15.310.50.7
Mar11° / -1°5610.74.411.72.8
Apr16° / 5911.41.1135.0
May21° / 5911.40.114.16.6
Jun26° / 12°316.8014.67.6
Jul30° / 14°61014.46.8
Aug30° / 14°41.1013.56.7
Sep26° / 10°132.5012.38.5
Oct20° / 285.70.2117.2
Nov12° / 3661.79.93.8
Dec / -3°438.44.69.40.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
85050
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
144951
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nevşehir gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13215
23315
33314
43314
53314
63414
73414
83514
93514
103515
113615
123616
133616
143616
153616
163617
173517
183517
193516
203516
213516
223515
233515
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253513
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273511
283510
29359
30358
31358

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
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11100
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15100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
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 6:23 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:235:26
211.16:215:27
311.16:205:28
411.26:185:29
511.26:175:30
611.36:155:31
711.36:145:32
811.36:125:33
911.46:115:34
1011.46:095:35
1111.56:085:36
1211.56:065:37
1311.66:055:38
1411.66:035:39
1511.66:025:40
1611.76:005:41
1711.75:595:42
1811.85:575:43
1911.85:555:44
2011.95:545:45
2111.95:525:46
2211.95:515:47
2312.05:495:48
2412.05:475:49
2512.15:465:50
2612.15:445:51
2712.25:435:52
2812.25:415:53
2912.25:395:54
3012.35:385:55
3112.35:365:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nevşehir?

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 Nevşehir.

What to pack for Nevşehir in March

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

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

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nevşehir 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 Nevşehir peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highModerateJul 17UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Nevşehir 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 Nevşehir is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1523 µg/m³Jan 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nevşehir?

Nevşehir sits at 38.6°N, 34.7°E, 1,213 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Cappadocia, 10 km away.

Topography around Nevşehir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nevşehir has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 432 m around an average of 1,237 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 788 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,003 m.

The land around Nevşehir is covered by grassland (54%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
432 m
16 km
788 m
80 km
3,003 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Cappadocia 10 km · Ürgüp 17 km · Mucur 56 km · Ortaköy 60 km · Hacılar 64 km · Aksaray 66 km · Kayseri 68 km · Develi 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 Nevşehir (38.625°, 34.7122°, elevation 1,213 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).