Başkale Weather in March
Başkale in March
The short of it: Başkale in March averages a high of 3 °C (38 °F) and a low of -5 °C (24 °F), with 73 mm (2.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 3° · low -5° · rain 73 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Başkale an average March high of 3°, a low of -5° and some 73 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 4° from February to about 3°, with nights near -5°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 73 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 min in mid-March, 67 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Başkale runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Elaçmaz, 47 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Başkale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 25 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElaçmazVan | 47 km N | 3° | -6° | 61 mm |
| KırıkdağHakkâri | 55 km S | 3° | -4° | 100 mm |
| YüksekovaHakkâri | 58 km SSE | 6° | -2° | 106 mm |
| HakkâriHakkâri | 58 km SSW | 7° | -1° | 113 mm |
| Tāzeh ShahrWest Azerbaijan | 61 km ENE | 12° | 0° | 51 mm |
| Patah VīrWest Azerbaijan | 61 km ENE | 12° | 0° | 51 mm |
| KarlıHakkâri | 65 km SSE | 4° | -3° | 98 mm |
| OwlaqWest Azerbaijan | 65 km E | 12° | 1° | 50 mm |