Climate averages 1991–2020
Funtua 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 Funtua: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 19.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.4 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 Malumfashi (45 km away). In March its highs average 35.3°C, about as warm as Funtua, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Funtua ranks joint 48th of 143 for the warmest March highs and joint 23rd of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Funtua is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 36.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.4 mm to 15 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
Funtua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 31.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 35.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 1.4 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.3°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 15 | 3.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 69 | 12.0 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 108 | 16.7 | 12.813 h |
| July | 27.7°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 160 | 23.1 | 12.713 h |
| August | 26.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 245 | 26.3 | 12.513 h |
| September | 28.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 164 | 22.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 48 | 8.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 30.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 29.0°C14.8°C | 14.8°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
- Malumfashi in MarchNigeria · 45 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Zaria in MarchNigeria · 64 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Gusau in MarchNigeria · 101 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kaduna in MarchNigeria · 112 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Kano in MarchNigeria · 141 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Katsina in MarchNigeria · 166 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Lere in MarchNigeria · 187 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.8°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Maradi in MarchNiger · 221 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 20.3°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 Funtua) is explained once on the Funtua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.