Yalova weather in March

In March, Yalova sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 10.6 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 12°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 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Yalova's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yalova's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
60%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

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

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 18 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 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Yalova reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2105
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Yalova 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 / 9012.63.99.41.3
Feb / 7211.83.110.41.6
Mar11° / 7610.61.511.72.7
Apr15° / 528.60.113.14.8
May20° / 14°396.7014.27.1
Jun25° / 18°386.1014.98.0
Jul27° / 21°243.9014.68.2
Aug27° / 21°263.4013.68.2
Sep24° / 18°486.5012.38.0
Oct19° / 15°739.1010.96.4
Nov14° / 10°749.90.39.74.3
Dec10° / 10012.929.12.1

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 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44258
54159
64159
74258
84357
94456
104456
114357
124456
134456
144555
154654
164654
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274753
284852
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304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Yalova gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 39% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1397
2397
3387
4387
5377
6376
7376
8366
9366
10366
11366
12366
13366
14366
15366
16356
17356
18356
19355
20345
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26333
27333
28332
29332
30332
31331

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
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
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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 6:47 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.06:475:46
211.06:455:47
311.16:445:48
411.16:425:49
511.26:405:50
611.26:395:51
711.36:375:53
811.36:365:54
911.36:345:55
1011.46:325:56
1111.46:315:57
1211.56:295:58
1311.56:285:59
1411.66:266:00
1511.66:246:01
1611.76:236:03
1711.76:216:04
1811.86:196:05
1911.86:186:06
2011.86:166:07
2111.96:146:08
2211.96:126:09
2312.06:116:10
2412.06:096:11
2512.16:076:12
2612.16:066:13
2712.26:046:14
2812.26:026:15
2912.36:016:16
3012.35:596:18
3112.45:576:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Yalova?

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

2.7
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 Yalova.

What to pack for Yalova in March

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

In March, Yalova sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Yalova in March

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 12 to Oct 6 — about 3.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan9Bracing
Feb8Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May16Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov15Cool
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Yalova 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 Yalova peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 17UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Yalova 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 Yalova is worst in March — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yalova's WHO annual average of 18 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2325 µg/m³Dec 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yalova?

Yalova sits at 40.7°N, 29.3°E, 9 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Orhangazi, 19 km away.

Topography around Yalova

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yalova has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,553 m.

The land around Yalova is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
918 m
80 km
2,553 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Orhangazi 19 km · Gebze 21 km · Gemlik 27 km · Karamürsel 29 km · Maltepe 33 km · Sultanbeyli 34 km · Sancaktepe 39 km · Ataşehir 39 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 Yalova (40.655°, 29.2769°, elevation 9 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. 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).