Climate averages 1991–2020
Bama 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 Bama: daytime highs average 38.5°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (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 Maiduguri (68 km away). In March its highs average 38.0°C, 0.6°C cooler than Bama, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Bama ranks joint 8th of 143 for the warmest March highs and joint 3rd of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Bama is 4.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 40.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 4.5 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
Bama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.4°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 34.7°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 38.5°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.3°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 4.5 | 1.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.8°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 24 | 6.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 36.2°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 41 | 9.3 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 100 | 17.3 | 12.713 h |
| August | 30.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 179 | 21.9 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.8°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 87 | 14.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 20 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.7°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| December | 31.8°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 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
- Maiduguri in MarchNigeria · 68 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gamboru in MarchNigeria · 110 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Maroua in MarchCameroon · 124 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Mubi in MarchNigeria · 147 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- N'Djamena in MarchChad · 161 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Guider in MarchCameroon · 179 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Biu in MarchNigeria · 192 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Daura in MarchNigeria · 249 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.3 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 Bama) is explained once on the Bama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.