Climate averages 1991–2020
Lere 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 Lere: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.3 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 Jos (62 km away). In March its highs average 32.0°C, 2.7°C cooler than Lere, with 4.6 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Lere ranks joint 51st of 143 for the warmest March highs and 27th of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Lere is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.3 mm to 28 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
Lere climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 32.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 34.7°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 2.3 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 28 | 5.9 | 12.412 h |
| May | 32.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 98 | 16.4 | 12.613 h |
| June | 29.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 148 | 22.6 | 12.713 h |
| July | 27.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 178 | 25.7 | 12.713 h |
| August | 26.3°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 257 | 27.4 | 12.512 h |
| September | 27.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 203 | 25.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 72 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 30.5°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| December | 29.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.512 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
- Jos in MarchNigeria · 62 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 4.6 mm rain
- Kagoro in MarchNigeria · 89 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Kafanchan in MarchNigeria · 95 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Zaria in MarchNigeria · 123 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.4°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Kaduna in MarchNigeria · 125 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Bauchi in MarchNigeria · 139 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 17.9°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Chakwama in MarchNigeria · 177 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kano in MarchNigeria · 180 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 Lere) is explained once on the Lere year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.