Climate averages 1991–2020
Okigwe weather
in March.
A hot, wet 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 hot month in Okigwe: daytime highs average 33.4°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 96 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes March a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Umuahia (37 km away). In March its highs average 32.5°C, 0.8°C cooler than Okigwe, with 103 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Okigwe ranks 84th of 143 for the warmest March highs and joint 113th of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Okigwe is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 96 mm to 171 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
Okigwe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 16 | 3.8 | 11.812 h |
| February | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 37 | 7.7 | 11.912 h |
| March, selected | 33.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 96 | 17.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 171 | 22.6 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 228 | 27.6 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 257 | 28.0 | 12.512 h |
| July | 28.0°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 265 | 28.5 | 12.412 h |
| August | 28.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 256 | 27.3 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.5°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 286 | 29.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.2°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 260 | 29.1 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 82 | 14.2 | 11.912 h |
| December | 33.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 14 | 3.3 | 11.812 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
- Umuahia in MarchNigeria · 37 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 103 mm rain
- Igbo-Ukwu in MarchNigeria · 42 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.9°C · 100 mm rain
- Bende in MarchNigeria · 43 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 98 mm rain
- Agulu in MarchNigeria · 44 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 100 mm rain
- Owerri in MarchNigeria · 52 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 134 mm rain
- Nnewi in MarchNigeria · 52 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 100 mm rain
- Awka in MarchNigeria · 53 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 24.9°C · 66 mm rain
- Amaigbo in MarchNigeria · 54 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 24.7°C · 70 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 Okigwe) is explained once on the Okigwe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.