Climate averages 1991–2020
Jalingo weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 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 Jalingo: daytime highs average 38.5°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 2.8 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 Numan (97 km away). In March its highs average 39.7°C, 1.2°C warmer than Jalingo, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Jalingo ranks joint 8th of 143 for the warmest March highs and 28th of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Jalingo is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.1°C to 37.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.8 mm to 20 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
Jalingo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| February | 36.7°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 38.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 2.8 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.3°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 20 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 34.3°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 52 | 8.7 | 12.513 h |
| June | 31.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 53 | 8.5 | 12.613 h |
| July | 29.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 99 | 16.0 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 183 | 21.6 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 103 | 16.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 48 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 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
- Numan in MarchNigeria · 97 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Jimeta in MarchNigeria · 128 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Yola in MarchNigeria · 128 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Pindiga in MarchNigeria · 129 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Wukari in MarchNigeria · 208 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 25.8°C · 12 mm rain
- Biu in MarchNigeria · 212 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Bauchi in MarchNigeria · 229 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Mubi in MarchNigeria · 259 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.7 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 Jalingo) is explained once on the Jalingo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.