Rize in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Rize sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 401 mm of precipitation over about 52 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 18°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Rize's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rize's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 12°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 7°C
Precipitation: 401 mm; 52 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 2.7; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Rize in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 8°C in early March to 18°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Rize reaches about 12°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Rize

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rize weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / 2°	134	14.9	12.1	9.4	0.4
Feb	6° / 1°	107	13.3	11	10.4	0.5
Mar	8° / 3°	133	16.2	10.6	11.7	1.3
Apr	12° / 7°	115	16.9	4.6	13.1	2.7
May	17° / 11°	152	19.3	0.2	14.3	4.2
Jun	20° / 15°	169	19.2	0	14.9	5.0
Jul	22° / 18°	169	20.3	0	14.6	5.1
Aug	23° / 19°	193	22	0	13.6	4.9
Sep	21° / 16°	236	18.1	0	12.3	5.2
Oct	17° / 12°	227	17	0.8	10.9	4.7
Nov	13° / 7°	157	12.7	5.3	9.7	3.2
Dec	8° / 4°	132	13.4	9.1	9.1	1.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Rize gets around 401 mm of rain and snow over 52 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Rize?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rize.

What to pack for Rize in Spring

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

In spring, Rize sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 52 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rize in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 12°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Oct 21 — about 4.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	9	9	11	17	22	25	26	24	21	17	13
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	17	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Warm
Oct	21	Refreshing
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	13	Bracing

UV index in Rize in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rize peaks around June 23 at about 8 (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 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	2	6	7	8	8	8	7	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Rize?

Rize sits at 41.0°N, 40.5°E, 63 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Çayeli, 18 km away.

Topography around Rize

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rize has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m around an average of 118 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,496 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,871 m.

The land around Rize is covered by trees (62%) and water (25%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), grassland (32%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

532 m

trees 62%

16 km

1,496 m

trees 56%

80 km

3,871 m

trees 33%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Çayeli 18 km · Of 24 km · Sürmene 35 km · Araklı 40 km · Ardeşen 43 km · Arsin 51 km · Yomra 56 km · Trabzon 67 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

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 Rize (41.0208°, 40.5219°, elevation 63 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.