Ankara Weather in March
Ankara in March
The short of it: Ankara in March averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low 1° · rain 36 mm · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Ankara an average March high of 12°, a low of 1° and some 36 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 12°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-March, 72 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Ankara runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Kızılay, 0 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Ankara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KızılayAnkara | 0 km WNW | 12° | 1° | 36 mm |
| ÇankayaAnkara | 1 km ESE | 12° | 1° | 36 mm |
| KavaklıdereAnkara | 1 km SSE | 11° | 0° | 37 mm |
| MebusevleriAnkara | 2 km NW | 12° | 0° | 36 mm |
| BahçelievlerAnkara | 3 km WNW | 12° | 0° | 36 mm |
| GaziosmanpaşaAnkara | 3 km SSE | 11° | 0° | 37 mm |
| İncirliAnkara | 7 km N | 12° | 0° | 38 mm |
| EtlikAnkara | 7 km NNW | 12° | 0° | 38 mm |