Climate averages 1991–2020
Kano weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd 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 Kano: daytime highs average 36.1°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd 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 Malumfashi (100 km away). In March its highs average 35.3°C, 0.8°C cooler than Kano, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Kano ranks joint 34th 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; Kano is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 38.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.9 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
Kano climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 32.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 36.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 3.9 | 1.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.6°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 33 | 6.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 34.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 72 | 12.7 | 12.813 h |
| July | 30.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 164 | 21.6 | 12.813 h |
| August | 29.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 241 | 24.4 | 12.513 h |
| September | 30.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 119 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.3°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 23 | 4.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 32.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 29.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°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
- Malumfashi in MarchNigeria · 100 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Zaria in MarchNigeria · 131 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Chakwama in MarchNigeria · 134 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Funtua in MarchNigeria · 141 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Katsina in MarchNigeria · 148 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Hadejia in MarchNigeria · 173 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Lere in MarchNigeria · 180 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.8°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Azare in MarchNigeria · 186 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.6°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 Kano) is explained once on the Kano year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.