Climate averages 1991–2020
Zaria 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 Zaria: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.7 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 Funtua (64 km away). In March its highs average 35.0°C, 0.7°C cooler than Zaria, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Zaria ranks joint 40th of 143 for the warmest March highs and 26th of 143 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Zaria is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 36.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.7 mm to 19 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
Zaria climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 32.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| March, selected | 35.7°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 1.7 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 19 | 4.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 79 | 13.4 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 110 | 16.5 | 12.813 h |
| July | 27.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 150 | 22.8 | 12.713 h |
| August | 26.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 233 | 25.9 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.3°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 169 | 22.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 55 | 9.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 31.3°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| December | 29.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.511 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
- Funtua in MarchNigeria · 64 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Kaduna in MarchNigeria · 72 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 21.0°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Malumfashi in MarchNigeria · 76 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Lere in MarchNigeria · 123 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.8°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Kano in MarchNigeria · 131 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Gusau in MarchNigeria · 165 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kafanchan in MarchNigeria · 181 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Kagoro in MarchNigeria · 182 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.0°C · 13 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 Zaria) is explained once on the Zaria year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.