Bursa weather in March

March in Bursa: cool, rainy, with clean air — a great time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Bursa🇹🇷 Turkey · Western Turkey · City72
  1. 60Jan
  2. 67Feb
  3. 72Mar
  4. 85Apr
  5. 92May
  6. 84Jun
  7. 80Jul
  8. 79Aug
  9. 88Sep
  10. 89Oct
  11. 74Nov
  12. 62Dec

#9 of 12 months in Bursa · #840 of 1413 destinations to visit in March · comfort 72/100 (tier B)

Days
15°C
Nights
4°C
Wet days
12
Sun
8.3 h
Humidity
78%
Daylight
12 h
Bursa, Turkey
Photo: Şinasi Müldür · Pexels

Traveller notes on Bursa in March

Notes from nearby Uludağ (13 km away)

Bursa doesn't have its own notes for March yet — these are about Uludağ, close enough to share the season.

Uludag-forum threads on skiing in Turkey confirm the season typically runs from around December twentieth through March twentieth, making March genuinely the tail end rather than the core of the window. Posters call Uludag the country's most established winter resort, reachable in around forty minutes from Bursa along a well-maintained road. Regulars describe average annual accumulation as reaching several meters under a normal winter, though posters call March conditions specifically capable of running icy in the morning and softening to something sticky by afternoon. Posters recommend an early start for firmer conditions before the day's warmth sets in. Regulars call access here generally reliable compared to more remote alternatives, a real plus for anyone based in Istanbul. Posters recommend checking current lift status before a late-March trip. The record: 3.4C days feeling like 0C, -5.6C nights, an extraordinarily high 109.7mm across nearly 15 days and 76 percent humidity.
UludagMarchRegular · March · 1 month ago · about Uludağ · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Bursa

Forum posters cite last-week-of-November temperatures around 12C by day and 5C at night in Bursa, with semi-cloudy, sometimes sunny conditions, and describe the weather generally as unstable and cold enough to warrant real warm layers and a jacket. Posters are direct that any rain in Bursa itself likely means snow up at nearby Uludağ, with snowfall in the city proper typically not arriving until closer to year's end. Posters consistently recommend Bursa's mosques and Ottoman-era sultan tombs as worthwhile sightseeing regardless of the cool, changeable weather, given its history as an early Ottoman capital. Posters generally rate November as a cool, unpredictable but genuinely worthwhile time to visit Bursa, with the funicular up Uludağ a real winter-scenery bonus for anyone visiting later in the month.
Tripadvisor community · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters name May (alongside September-October) among the best times to visit Turkey broadly - pleasant spring temperatures for sightseeing, ahead of summer's intense heat, and notably drier than April's showery pattern, with only occasional light, scattered rain by comparison. Layering is the standard advice given how much climate varies by region and elevation across the country. Bursa specifically is called an easy day trip from Istanbul - ferry to Yalova then bus, or a direct ferry from Kabataş to Mudanya - with the historic Silk Bazaar named as the highlight most posters build a visit around.
Tripadvisor community · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Bursa climate normals — March

Daytime high15°C / 59°F🙂 cool
Nighttime low4°C / 40°F
Feels like (high)13°C / 55°F
Rainfall96 mm / 3.8 in🌧 rainy
Rainy days12 days
Humidity78%💦 very humid
Dew point5°C / 42°F
Sunshine8.3 h/day
Daylight12 h
Wind11 km/h / 7 mph
Snowfall5.4 cm / 2.1 in
Air quality (US AQI)43🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Bursa in March

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsRamadan, Uludağ ski season, Second-term mid-break in Turkey(estimated)

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Best months for Bursa's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherBursa's best weather comes in May, September and October — separate windows, not one continuous season.

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What's on in Bursa in March

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Holiday

    Ramadan

    25 Jan – 25 Mar · usually

    The courtyard of the Grand Mosque and the covered market are the place to be in the hour before sunset; the food stalls around Koza Han sell nothing until then. Source ↗

  • Season

    Uludağ ski season

    15 Dec – 31 Mar · usuallyCrowdedBook early

    The lifts usually run from the middle of December to the end of March, with January and February the dependable months. It is Turkey's most convenient ski hill rather than its best.

What's on around the world in March →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Bursa — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Bursa in March — FAQ

Is March a good time to visit Bursa?
March in Bursa: cool, rainy, with clean air — a great time to visit. It ranks #9 of 12 months for Bursa on SeasonMap's comfort score (72/100).
What is the weather like in Bursa in March?
In March, Bursa averages a daily high of 15.1°C and a low of 4.2°C, with about 96.1 mm of rain over roughly 12.2 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Bursa in March?
Bursa has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 43 in March.
Does it snow in Bursa in March?
Bursa sees roughly 5.4 cm of snowfall in March.

Within 300 km: Selçuk's Storks on the aqueduct around 15 Mar – 31 Aug, and Uludağ's Ski season around 15 Dec – 31 Mar.