Hello,
I'm taking the Turkey tour from Monday, March 17, 2025 to Saturday, March 29, 2025 and wanted to know what the weather is like in mid to late March. I live in South Florida and want to make sure to bring the right cloths for that time of the year.
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
2607 posts
I always check the tour page for a rough estimate of temp. and rain for a tour.
https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/greece-turkey/turkey
Posted by
880 posts
This information is based on past history (1980-2016), which is probably somewhat cooler than what you'd expect in the future.
Ankara: https://weatherspark.com/m/97345/3/Average-Weather-in-March-in-Ankara-Turkey
Istanbul: https://weatherspark.com/m/95434/3/Average-Weather-in-March-in-%C4%B0stanbul-Turkey
another source: https://www.weather-average.com/
Posted by
near San Francisco
5122 posts
Spring can be highly variable. Our tour guide in May, 2022, when it was warm to warmer, told us that 3 weeks prior it had been cold and windy.
Posted by
Tel Aviv
15760 posts
I never look at averages, especially for months with very changeable weather. For a much better idea, use the timeanddate.com website. You can see daily weather conditions for any month for the last 10 years. Here's Istanbul for this past March.
I live not too far from Turkey, further south and east. Last year was warmer than previous years. So far this year, daily temps have often been 4-5 degrees higher than recent averages. This June was the hottest June on record.
Posted by
Atlanta, GA
763 posts
Good advice here. Check the weather sites that others have mentioned, and be prepared for just about anything. I was in Istanbul in early March a few years ago, and it was sunny and cool. My neighbors were there in mid-March last year, and it was cold and rainy. They were wearing puffer jackets and knit caps in their photos, although I believe it warmed up on their last day there.