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Weather in March in East Anatolia Region

Planning a journey to East Anatolia Region this March and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in East Anatolia Region in March?

East Anatolia Region is a region in Turkey. East Anatolia Region has a wide variety of climate types. During March, you can expect temperatures that range from cold to mild and precipitation levels ranging from moderate to heavy.

Temperatures

The average highest temperatures fluctuate between cold in Ardahan at 4°C to mild in Nusaybin at 18°C. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 6°C in Nusaybin and -7°C in Ardahan.

Precipitation

In March, precipitation varies across different areas. From moderate snow/rainfall in Darende with an average of 56 mm to heavy snow/rainfall in Hakkari with 164 mm.

Average sunshine

Malatya enjoys a balanced 183 hours of sunlight. Ensuring it's neither too overcast nor too sunny.

For a closer look at March's conditions in East Anatolia Region, see the map below. For a more detailed look at East Anatolia Region's yearly weather, check out our East Anatolia Region climate page.

Where to go in East Anatolia Region in March

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the East Anatolia Region on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in March for the 5 most popular destinations in East Anatolia Region?

Malatya

In March Malatya generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 12°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 1°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Malatya
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
6°C 
-4°C 
132 hours 
65 mm 
12 days 
poor 
12°C 
1°C 
183 hours 
64 mm 
12 days 
April   >> April
>>  
18°C 
5°C 
219 hours 
62 mm 
12 days 
Climate in Malatya

Van

In March Van generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 7°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -2°C and moderate monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Van
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
2°C 
-6°C 
160 hours 
48 mm 
11 days 
poor 
7°C 
-2°C 
203 hours 
64 mm 
12 days 
poor 
April   >> April
>>  
12°C 
3°C 
233 hours 
65 mm 
13 days 
Climate in Van

Elazığ

In March Elazığ generally has moderate temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 12°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 2°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Elazığ
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
7°C 
-2°C 
119 hours 
85 mm 
12 days 
poor 
12°C 
2°C 
162 hours 
90 mm 
13 days 
April   >> April
>>  
18°C 
6°C 
196 hours 
96 mm 
13 days 
Climate in Elazığ

Kars

In March Kars generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 5°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -6°C and moderate monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Kars
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
-0°C 
-11°C 
135 hours 
47 mm 
11 days 
poor 
5°C 
-6°C 
166 hours 
71 mm 
12 days 
poor 
April   >> April
>>  
11°C 
-1°C 
185 hours 
108 mm 
14 days 
poor 
Climate in Kars

Sarıkamıs

In March Sarıkamıs generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 4°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around -6°C and moderate monthly snow/rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Sarıkamıs
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly snow/rainfall precipitationSnow/rainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
-1°C 
-11°C 
135 hours 
52 mm 
12 days 
poor 
4°C 
-6°C 
166 hours 
75 mm 
14 days 
poor 
April   >> April
>>  
10°C 
-1°C 
185 hours 
113 mm 
15 days 
poor 
Climate in Sarıkamıs

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in East Anatolia Region, in Turkey.

Is March the best time to visit East Anatolia Region?

In our opinion, March may not be the ideal time to visit East Anatolia Region due to the typically unpleasant weather in Malatya.

Generally speaking, May, June, September and October provide perfect weather in Malatya. On the other hand, the months of January, February and December tend to have poor weather conditions.

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