Climate averages 1991–2020
Jega 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 Jega: daytime highs average 39.3°C and nights cool to about 23.7°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 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 Birnin Kebbi (32 km away). In March its highs average 39.2°C, about as warm as Jega, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Jega ranks 4th of 143 for the warmest March highs and joint 15th of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Jega is 5.0°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 40.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 5.9 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
Jega climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.2°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 36.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 39.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.3°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 5.9 | 1.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.2°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 34 | 6.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.3°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 57 | 9.5 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.7°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 113 | 16.5 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.0°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 216 | 21.0 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 96 | 11.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 20 | 4.2 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.9°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 33.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°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
- Birnin Kebbi in MarchNigeria · 32 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Sokoto in MarchNigeria · 132 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Dosso in MarchNiger · 158 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in MarchNiger · 199 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kontagora in MarchNigeria · 235 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Gusau in MarchNigeria · 248 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Niamey in MarchNiger · 285 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Tahoua in MarchNiger · 312 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 Jega) is explained once on the Jega year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.