Patnos weather in March

In March, Patnos sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 13.2 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 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Patnos's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Patnos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
4th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
13.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:28 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
57%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Patnos is district and town in Ağrı 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 5°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Patnos reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-6
25-6
35-6
45-6
55-5
65-5
75-5
86-5
96-5
106-5
116-5
126-5
136-4
146-4
156-4
167-4
177-4
187-4
197-4
207-4
217-4
228-3
238-3
248-3
258-3
269-3
279-2
289-2
299-2
3010-2
3110-2

How March really feels in Patnos

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.

Patnos 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-0° / -11°448.399.60.0
Feb / -9°489.29.110.50.0
Mar / -4°7713.28.611.70.7
Apr13° / 101173.6133.0
May18° / 8916.30.214.15.2
Jun24° / 10°357.7014.77.7
Jul29° / 14°123.5014.57.0
Aug30° / 13°61.9013.56.9
Sep25° / 173.2012.38.5
Oct17° / 488.10.5116.1
Nov / -3°467.13.49.91.8
Dec / -8°498.47.59.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45149
55050
65050
75050
85149
95050
105050
115050
125050
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
184951
194852
204852
214852
224753
234753
244654
254654
264654
274456
284456
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Patnos gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 13.2 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 43% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13629
23628
33628
43728
53727
63827
73827
83927
94028
104128
114129
124229
134230
144331
154331
164431
174432
184532
194532
204532
214631
224631
234730
244729
254828
264827
274926
285025
295024
305123
315122

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 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
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.05:514:53
211.15:494:54
311.15:484:55
411.25:464:56
511.25:454:57
611.25:434:58
711.35:424:59
811.35:405:00
911.45:395:01
1011.45:375:02
1111.55:365:04
1211.55:345:05
1311.65:335:06
1411.65:315:07
1511.65:295:08
1611.75:285:09
1711.75:265:10
1811.85:255:11
1911.85:235:12
2011.95:215:13
2111.95:205:14
2211.95:185:15
2312.05:165:16
2412.05:155:17
2512.15:135:18
2612.15:125:19
2712.25:105:20
2812.25:085:21
2912.35:075:22
3012.35:055:23
3112.35:035:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Patnos

In seasonPeak

In March, Patnos sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Patnos's rainy season runs February–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Patnos?

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

0.7
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 Patnos.

What to pack for Patnos in March

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

In March, Patnos sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Patnos 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 Patnos peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 21UV 11Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Patnos 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 Patnos is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1125 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Patnos?

Patnos sits at 39.2°N, 42.9°E, 1,630 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Malazgirt, 29 km away.

Topography around Patnos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Patnos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m around an average of 1,639 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,338 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,599 m.

The land around Patnos is covered by cropland (35%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
191 m
16 km
1,338 m
80 km
2,599 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Malazgirt 29 km · Adilcevaz 49 km · Erciş 49 km · Bulanık 53 km · Ağrı 57 km · Ahlat 62 km · Karaçoban 67 km · Diyadin 78 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 Patnos (39.2249°, 42.8569°, elevation 1,630 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).