Van Weather in March
Van in March
The short of it: Van in March averages a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 63 mm (2.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 8° · low -2° · rain 63 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Van an average March high of 8°, a low of -2° and some 63 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 8°; nights run about -2°. Wet spells are common — about 63 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 min in mid-March, 68 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Van runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Edremit, 14 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Van, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 21 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h