Turkey in March: where is it warmest?
In March, İskenderun is the warmest place with 19 °C by day, Erzurum the coolest with 4 °C. 10 of 45 destinations have good holiday weather.
All destinations in March, warmest first
Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.
| Place | Score | Air | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| İskenderun | 74 | 19° | 17° | 6 h | 12 |
| Adana | 77 | 18° | – | 6 h | 10 |
| Antakya | 74 | 18° | – | 6 h | 11 |
| Pamukkale | 79 | 17° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Tarsus | 75 | 17° | – | 7 h | 10 |
| Belek | 28 | 17° | 17° | 7 h | 7 |
| Fethiye | 27 | 17° | 17° | 7 h | 9 |
| Kemer | 19 | 17° | 17° | 7 h | 14 |
| Sardis | 76 | 16° | – | 6 h | 8 |
| Ephesus | 75 | 16° | – | 7 h | 8 |
| Şanlıurfa | 72 | 16° | – | 6 h | 9 |
| Mersin | 72 | 16° | 17° | 7 h | 9 |
| İzmir | 69 | 16° | 16° | 7 h | 9 |
| Alanya | 28 | 16° | 17° | 7 h | 10 |
| Antalya (Lara Beach) | 27 | 16° | 17° | 7 h | 7 |
| Kuşadası | 27 | 16° | 16° | 7 h | 8 |
| Miletus | 26 | 16° | 16° | 7 h | 8 |
| Side | 25 | 16° | 17° | 7 h | 10 |
| Marmaris | 25 | 16° | 17° | 6 h | 9 |
| Didim | 25 | 16° | 16° | 7 h | 8 |
| Batman | 56 | 15° | – | 6 h | 13 |
| Bodrum | 26 | 15° | 17° | 6 h | 8 |
| Çeşme | 26 | 15° | 16° | 7 h | 8 |
| Ölüdeniz | 26 | 15° | 17° | 7 h | 9 |
| Gaziantep | 55 | 14° | – | 5 h | 10 |
| Diyarbakır | 54 | 14° | – | 6 h | 12 |
| Mardin | 56 | 13° | – | 6 h | 13 |
| Edirne | 49 | 13° | – | 4 h | 9 |
| Bursa | 43 | 13° | – | 4 h | 12 |
| İzmit | 40 | 13° | 8° | 4 h | 13 |
| Çanakkale | 20 | 13° | 12° | 5 h | 9 |
| Konya | 54 | 12° | – | 6 h | 7 |
| Ankara | 42 | 12° | – | 5 h | 10 |
| Kayseri | 39 | 12° | – | 5 h | 11 |
| Samsun | 28 | 12° | 9° | 4 h | 15 |
| Imbros | 20 | 12° | 13° | 5 h | 9 |
| Hattusa | 46 | 11° | – | 5 h | 11 |
| Çorum | 38 | 11° | – | 5 h | 10 |
| Istanbul | 34 | 11° | 9° | 4 h | 11 |
| Trabzon | 15 | 11° | 9° | 4 h | 18 |
| Sinop | 7 | 11° | 8° | 4 h | 15 |
| Rize | 3 | 10° | 9° | 4 h | 18 |
| Van | 26 | 6° | – | 6 h | 11 |
| Kars | 17 | 5° | – | 5 h | 13 |
| Erzurum | 17 | 4° | – | 5 h | 13 |
Turkey in March: quick answers
Turkey in March: where is it warmest?
The warmest places in March are İskenderun (19 °C), Adana (18 °C) and Antakya (18 °C).
Turkey in March: where is the sea warmest?
The sea is warmest at İskenderun (17 °C), Belek (17 °C) and Fethiye (17 °C).
Turkey in March: where is the weather best?
The best holiday weather in March – warm, sunny and dry – is in Pamukkale, Adana and Sardis.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences