Climate averages 1991–2020
Birnin Kebbi weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd 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 Birnin Kebbi: daytime highs average 39.2°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 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 Jega (32 km away). In March its highs average 39.3°C, about as warm as Birnin Kebbi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Birnin Kebbi ranks 5th of 143 for the warmest March highs and joint 19th of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Birnin Kebbi is 4.9°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 40.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 4.7 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
Birnin Kebbi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.0°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 36.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 39.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.7°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 4.7 | 1.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.1°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 27 | 6.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 36.5°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 46 | 8.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 96 | 15.0 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 187 | 19.1 | 12.513 h |
| September | 32.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 77 | 9.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 16 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 33.5°C19.4°C | 19.4°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
- Jega in MarchNigeria · 32 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Dosso in MarchNiger · 127 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Sokoto in MarchNigeria · 132 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in MarchNiger · 188 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Niamey in MarchNiger · 255 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Kontagora in MarchNigeria · 267 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Gusau in MarchNigeria · 270 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tahoua in MarchNiger · 294 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.1 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 Birnin Kebbi) is explained once on the Birnin Kebbi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.