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When to go · Rize

Rize in March

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (rainy, cooler).

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
13°C (55°F) / 7°C (45°F)
average high / low
Rain days
12
Crowds
Medium
Türkiye (Turkey) overall
Prices
Medium
Türkiye (Turkey) overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Rize

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (rainy, cooler).

Is another month better than March?

March is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in March

Long-term averages
  • RizeHighs around 13 °C (55 °F), lows around 7 °C (45 °F), rain on about 12 days
  • Black Sea, Türkiye (Turkey) · Trabzon, Rize, the Kaçkarcool

    Rain in every month; summer is the only reliable time for the high plateaus (yayla).

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Ramazan Bayramı (Şeker Bayramı) big impact

    9–11 Mar 2027 (lunar, moves yearly — check) · Türkiye (Turkey)

    Three-and-a-half-day holiday, often extended; buses and flights sell out, Grand Bazaar closed.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Türkiye (Turkey) overall
Medium
Prices · Türkiye (Turkey) overall
Medium

Türkiye (Turkey) overall: Warming but changeable; Ramazan Bayramı 9–11 Mar 2027 fills transport — check dates.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rize, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Mar: Avoid

    May: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Mar: 13 °C (55 °F)

    May: 20 °C (68 °F)

  • Night low

    Mar: 7 °C (45 °F)

    May: 13 °C (55 °F)

  • Rain days

    Mar: 12

    May: 9 (better)

  • Crowds

    Mar: Medium

    May: High

  • Prices

    Mar: Medium

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Mar: 1

    May: 1

March: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Mar (rainy, cooler).

May: Inside Rize's best window: May–Oct.

Rize: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A warm layer for the evenings
  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
  • Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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