Palu Weather in March
Palu in March
The short of it: Palu in March averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 4° · rain 101 mm · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
March in Palu brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 4°, with about 101 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 7° against February, to near 15°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 101 mm, the 3rd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-March, 69 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Palu runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Kovancılar, 6 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Palu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 7° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KovancılarElazığ | 6 km WNW | 14° | 3° | 103 mm |
| ÇakırkaşElazığ | 10 km NNE | 15° | 3° | 107 mm |
| YarımcaElazığ | 14 km WSW | 15° | 4° | 88 mm |
| BaltaşıElazığ | 16 km SW | 15° | 4° | 86 mm |
| ArıcakElazığ | 23 km SE | 11° | 1° | 120 mm |
| KarakoçanElazığ | 30 km NNE | 13° | 2° | 115 mm |
| DicleDiyarbakır Province | 38 km SSE | 15° | 4° | 88 mm |
| KuyularDiyarbakır Province | 42 km SE | 13° | 3° | 109 mm |