Climate averages 1991–2020
Biu 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 Biu: daytime highs average 36.7°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.0 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 04 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mubi (123 km away). In March its highs average 37.0°C, about as warm as Biu, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Biu ranks 30th of 143 for the warmest March highs and 18th of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Biu is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 37.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.0 mm to 17 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
Biu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 33.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 36.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 17 | 5.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 59 | 12.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 77 | 15.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 117 | 19.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 26.6°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 183 | 23.8 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.0°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 116 | 20.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 61 | 13.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 32.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| December | 30.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 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 · 123 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Numan in MarchNigeria · 129 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Daura in MarchNigeria · 135 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Jimeta in MarchNigeria · 151 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Pindiga in MarchNigeria · 153 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Yola in MarchNigeria · 159 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Potiskum in MarchNigeria · 172 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Maiduguri in MarchNigeria · 173 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 22.3°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 Biu) is explained once on the Biu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.