Climate averages 1991–2020
Guider weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Guider: daytime highs average 39.5°C and nights cool to about 24.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mubi (83 km away). In March its highs average 37.0°C, 2.5°C cooler than Guider, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Guider ranks 1st of 24 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 24 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 24 cities is 30.4°C; Guider is 9.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 39.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Guider climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 39.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.7°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 12 | 3.6 | 12.312 h |
| May | 36.7°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 49 | 10.2 | 12.613 h |
| June | 33.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 81 | 14.7 | 12.713 h |
| July | 30.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 122 | 19.9 | 12.613 h |
| August | 29.1°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 174 | 22.8 | 12.412 h |
| September | 30.2°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 114 | 19.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.2°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 42 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.3°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 0.8 | 0.3 | 11.712 h |
| December | 33.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Mubi in MarchNigeria · 83 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Maroua in MarchCameroon · 84 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Pala in MarchChad · 123 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Jimeta in MarchNigeria · 179 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Bama in MarchNigeria · 179 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Yola in MarchNigeria · 180 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Biu in MarchNigeria · 206 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Kelo in MarchChad · 215 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 1.4 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Guider) is explained once on the Guider year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.