Kelkit Weather in March
Kelkit in March
The short of it: Kelkit in March averages a high of 9 °C (48 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -2° · rain 55 mm · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Kelkit an average March high of 9°, a low of -2° and some 55 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 9°; nights run about -2°. Rain is modest, about 55 mm, the 3rd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-March, 72 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Kelkit runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Köse, 20 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Kelkit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 20 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 7° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KöseGümüşhane Province | 20 km ENE | 8° | -3° | 56 mm |
| EvrenGümüşhane Province | 26 km WNW | 8° | -3° | 61 mm |
| ŞiranGümüşhane Province | 28 km WNW | 9° | -2° | 59 mm |
| GümüşhaneGümüşhane Province | 37 km N | 9° | -2° | 53 mm |
| DemirözüBayburt Province | 39 km E | 6° | -4° | 57 mm |
| ErzincanErzincan | 43 km S | 11° | 0° | 59 mm |
| YağlıdereGümüşhane Province | 47 km N | 5° | -5° | 63 mm |
| TorulGümüşhane Province | 49 km NNW | 9° | -1° | 58 mm |