Climate averages 1991–2020
Gusau weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Gusau: daytime highs average 37.3°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the joint 4th 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 Funtua (101 km away). In March its highs average 35.0°C, 2.3°C cooler than Gusau, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Gusau ranks joint 18th of 143 for the warmest March highs and joint 5th of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Gusau is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 38.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 6.7 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
Gusau climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 33.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 37.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.8°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 6.7 | 1.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.1°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 39 | 7.1 | 12.713 h |
| June | 34.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 67 | 11.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 30.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 116 | 17.9 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.6°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 202 | 22.8 | 12.513 h |
| September | 30.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 114 | 15.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 30 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.3°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 31.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°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
- Funtua in MarchNigeria · 101 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Malumfashi in MarchNigeria · 112 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Katsina in MarchNigeria · 137 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Maradi in MarchNiger · 155 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Zaria in MarchNigeria · 165 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Sokoto in MarchNigeria · 183 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kaduna in MarchNigeria · 201 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Kano in MarchNigeria · 202 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 18.8°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 Gusau) is explained once on the Gusau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.