Climate averages 1991–2020
Dosso weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Dosso: daytime highs average 38.8°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Birnin Kebbi (127 km away). In March its highs average 39.2°C, about as warm as Dosso, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Dosso ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest March highs and 8th of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 37.0°C; Dosso is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 40.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 3.3 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
Dosso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 35.4°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 38.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.7°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 3.3 | 0.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.9°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 13 | 3.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 37.3°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 29 | 7.0 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 75 | 12.3 | 12.813 h |
| August | 31.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 156 | 17.5 | 12.613 h |
| September | 33.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 58 | 8.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 36.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 11 | 2.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 35.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 33.1°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 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
- Birnin Kebbi in MarchNigeria · 127 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Niamey in MarchNiger · 128 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Jega in MarchNigeria · 158 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Sokoto in MarchNigeria · 222 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in MarchNiger · 237 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Tahoua in MarchNiger · 303 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in MarchBurkina Faso · 327 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Kontagora in MarchNigeria · 385 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.6 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 Dosso) is explained once on the Dosso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.