Climate averages 1991–2020
Maiduguri 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 Maiduguri: daytime highs average 38.0°C and nights cool to about 22.3°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 Bama (68 km away). In March its highs average 38.5°C, 0.6°C warmer than Maiduguri, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Maiduguri ranks joint 12th of 143 for the warmest March highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Maiduguri is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 39.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 4.2 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
Maiduguri climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 33.9°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 38.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.9°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 4.2 | 1.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.6°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 22 | 5.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.9°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 35 | 8.4 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 104 | 16.6 | 12.713 h |
| August | 30.1°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 189 | 21.6 | 12.513 h |
| September | 32.0°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 82 | 13.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.7°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 17 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 31.2°C16.9°C | 16.9°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
- Bama in MarchNigeria · 68 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Gamboru in MarchNigeria · 128 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Biu in MarchNigeria · 173 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Mubi in MarchNigeria · 176 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Maroua in MarchCameroon · 188 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Daura in MarchNigeria · 193 kmHigh 37.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- N'Djamena in MarchChad · 207 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Potiskum in MarchNigeria · 226 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 20.9°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 Maiduguri) is explained once on the Maiduguri year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.