Turgutreis weather in March

In March, Turgutreis sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 78 mm of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Turgutreis's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turgutreis's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 78 mm; 8.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:29 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 9th clearest
Wind: 25 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Turgutreis is mahalle (administrative quarter) in Bodrum, Muğla, southwestern Turkey.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical March day in Turgutreis reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	15	13
7	15	13
8	15	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	14
29	16	14
30	16	14
31	16	14

Turgutreis weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 12°	173	12.3	9.7	4.1
Feb	14° / 12°	126	11.5	10.6	4.0
Mar	15° / 13°	78	8.3	11.7	5.0
Apr	17° / 15°	39	5.8	12.9	6.3
May	20° / 18°	16	3.1	14	8.0
Jun	24° / 22°	2	0.4	14.5	9.5
Jul	26° / 24°	0	0.1	14.3	9.6
Aug	26° / 24°	0	0	13.4	9.4
Sep	24° / 23°	16	1.8	12.3	9.3
Oct	22° / 20°	62	4.9	11	8.0
Nov	19° / 17°	120	8.9	10	6.5
Dec	16° / 14°	190	12.8	9.5	4.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	64	63	63	63	64	64	66	66	67	67	68	69	70	70	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	73	73	72	72	72	71	71	72	72	72
Cloudier (%)	36	37	37	37	36	36	34	34	33	33	32	31	30	30	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	72	28

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Turgutreis gets around 78 mm of rain over 8.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	32
4	32
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	30
9	30
10	29
11	29
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	26
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	26
29	26
30	26
31	27

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	89	89	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	80
Comfortable (%)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	86	14
26	85	15
27	84	16
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19
31	80	20

Wind in March

Winds average 25 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	25	breezy
2	25	breezy
3	25	breezy
4	25	breezy
5	25	breezy
6	25	breezy
7	25	breezy
8	25	breezy
9	25	breezy
10	25	breezy
11	25	breezy
12	25	breezy
13	25	breezy
14	25	breezy
15	25	breezy
16	25	breezy
17	25	breezy
18	25	breezy
19	25	breezy
20	25	breezy
21	25	breezy
22	25	breezy
23	25	breezy
24	25	breezy
25	25	breezy
26	25	breezy
27	25	breezy
28	25	breezy
29	24	breezy
30	24	breezy
31	24	breezy

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 6:51 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:06
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:51	5:57
2	11.1	6:50	5:58
3	11.2	6:48	5:59
4	11.2	6:47	6:00
5	11.3	6:45	6:01
6	11.3	6:44	6:02
7	11.3	6:43	6:03
8	11.4	6:41	6:04
9	11.4	6:40	6:05
10	11.5	6:38	6:06
11	11.5	6:37	6:07
12	11.5	6:35	6:08
13	11.6	6:34	6:09
14	11.6	6:32	6:10
15	11.7	6:31	6:11
16	11.7	6:29	6:12
17	11.7	6:28	6:13
18	11.8	6:26	6:14
19	11.8	6:25	6:15
20	11.9	6:23	6:15
21	11.9	6:22	6:16
22	11.9	6:20	6:17
23	12.0	6:19	6:18
24	12.0	6:17	6:19
25	12.1	6:16	6:20
26	12.1	6:14	6:21
27	12.2	6:13	6:22
28	12.2	6:11	6:23
29	12.2	6:10	6:24
30	12.3	6:08	6:24
31	12.3	6:06	6:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.3	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Turgutreis

In seasonPeak

None of Turgutreis's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Turgutreis's rainy season runs November–February, 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 Turgutreis?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Turgutreis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Turgutreis in March

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

In March, Turgutreis sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Turgutreis in March

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 23 to Nov 21 — about 6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	16	16	17	19	22	24	25	24	22	20	19
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	20	Refreshing
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Turgutreis 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 Turgutreis peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	8	7	9	9	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Turgutreis?

Turgutreis sits at 37.0°N, 27.3°E, 18 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Kos, 14 km away.

Topography around Turgutreis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turgutreis has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 678 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,389 m.

The land around Turgutreis is covered by grassland (32%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (66%) within 16 km, and water (69%) within 80 km.

3 km

391 m

grassland 32%

16 km

678 m

water 66%

80 km

1,389 m

water 69%

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← February Turgutreis year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Kos 14 km · Bodrum 15 km · Didim 41 km · Milas 57 km · Söke 82 km · Yatağan 86 km · Marmaris 91 km · Kuşadası 94 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 Turgutreis (37.0167°, 27.2667°, elevation 18 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	15	13
7	15	13
8	15	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	14
29	16	14
30	16	14
31	16	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	32
4	32
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	30
9	30
10	29
11	29
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	26
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	26
29	26
30	26
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	86	14
26	85	15
27	84	16
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19
31	80	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	15	13
7	15	13
8	15	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	14
29	16	14
30	16	14
31	16	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	32
4	32
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	30
9	30
10	29
11	29
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	26
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	26
29	26
30	26
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	86	14
26	85	15
27	84	16
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19
31	80	20

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	12
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	15	13
7	15	13
8	15	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	15	13
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	15	13
20	15	13
21	15	13
22	15	13
23	15	13
24	15	13
25	15	13
26	15	13
27	15	13
28	15	14
29	16	14
30	16	14
31	16	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	64	36
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	64	36
6	64	36
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	67	33
10	67	33
11	68	32
12	69	31
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	74	26
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	33
2	33
3	32
4	32
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	30
9	30
10	29
11	29
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	26
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	24
22	24
23	24
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	26
29	26
30	26
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	93	7
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	87	13
25	86	14
26	85	15
27	84	16
28	83	17
29	82	18
30	81	19
31	80	20