Abalak weather in March

In March, Abalak sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Abalak's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abalak's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:48 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 7th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.6; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Abalak reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	18
2	34	18
3	34	18
4	35	18
5	35	19
6	35	19
7	35	19
8	35	19
9	35	19
10	35	19
11	36	19
12	36	20
13	36	20
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	36	20
17	36	20
18	36	20
19	36	21
20	37	21
21	37	21
22	37	21
23	37	21
24	37	21
25	37	21
26	37	21
27	37	21
28	38	22
29	38	22
30	38	22
31	38	22

How March really feels in Abalak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abalak weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 13°	0	0	11.2	7.7
Feb	32° / 16°	0	0	11.5	5.4
Mar	36° / 20°	0	0	11.9	2.6
Apr	40° / 24°	1	0.3	12.3	0.4
May	40° / 26°	5	1.5	12.7	0.0
Jun	39° / 27°	7	2.6	12.9	0.6
Jul	36° / 26°	33	8.7	12.8	1.9
Aug	35° / 25°	70	12.7	12.5	2.6
Sep	37° / 24°	17	4.2	12.1	1.9
Oct	37° / 23°	2	0.5	11.6	1.9
Nov	34° / 18°	0	0	11.3	4.2
Dec	30° / 14°	0	0	11.1	6.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	86	86	85	84	83	82	82	80	80	79	78	77	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	76
Cloudier (%)	14	14	15	16	17	18	18	20	20	21	22	23	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Abalak gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	6:58	6:38
2	11.7	6:57	6:39
3	11.7	6:57	6:39
4	11.7	6:56	6:39
5	11.7	6:55	6:39
6	11.7	6:55	6:40
7	11.8	6:54	6:40
8	11.8	6:53	6:40
9	11.8	6:53	6:40
10	11.8	6:52	6:40
11	11.8	6:51	6:40
12	11.8	6:51	6:41
13	11.8	6:50	6:41
14	11.9	6:49	6:41
15	11.9	6:48	6:41
16	11.9	6:48	6:41
17	11.9	6:47	6:41
18	11.9	6:46	6:42
19	11.9	6:46	6:42
20	12.0	6:45	6:42
21	12.0	6:44	6:42
22	12.0	6:43	6:42
23	12.0	6:43	6:42
24	12.0	6:42	6:42
25	12.0	6:41	6:43
26	12.0	6:40	6:43
27	12.1	6:39	6:43
28	12.1	6:39	6:43
29	12.1	6:38	6:43
30	12.1	6:37	6:43
31	12.1	6:36	6:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.1	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.3	Intense
26	7.3	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.4	Intense
30	7.4	Intense
31	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Abalak

In seasonPeak

In March, Abalak sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abalak sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Abalak?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abalak. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Abalak in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Abalak sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abalak in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abalak peaks around March 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	9	13	11	10	11	12	12	12	11	9	5
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	5	High

Air quality in Abalak in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abalak is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	78	85	75	60	51	49	31	20	23	40	48	73
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	78	Unhealthy
Feb	85	Unhealthy
Mar	75	Unhealthy
Apr	60	Unhealthy
May	51	Poor
Jun	49	Poor
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	40	Poor
Nov	48	Poor
Dec	73	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Abalak?

Abalak sits at 15.5°N, 6.3°E, 439 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Tchin Tabaradèn, 71 km away.

Topography around Abalak

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abalak.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abalak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Abalak is covered by grassland (74%) within 3 km, grassland (94%) within 16 km, and grassland (91%) within 80 km.

3 km

61 m

grassland 74%

16 km

105 m

grassland 94%

80 km

373 m

grassland 91%

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← February Abalak year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Tchin Tabaradèn 71 km · Dakoro 117 km · Tahoua 125 km · Illéla 157 km · Madaoua 157 km · Guidan Roumdji 204 km · Birni N Konni 215 km · Illela 219 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / D / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 36% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $775; 2025
Happiness: 4.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.4; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 25.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abalak (15.4509°, 6.2793°, elevation 439 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	18
2	34	18
3	34	18
4	35	18
5	35	19
6	35	19
7	35	19
8	35	19
9	35	19
10	35	19
11	36	19
12	36	20
13	36	20
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	36	20
17	36	20
18	36	20
19	36	21
20	37	21
21	37	21
22	37	21
23	37	21
24	37	21
25	37	21
26	37	21
27	37	21
28	38	22
29	38	22
30	38	22
31	38	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	18
2	34	18
3	34	18
4	35	18
5	35	19
6	35	19
7	35	19
8	35	19
9	35	19
10	35	19
11	36	19
12	36	20
13	36	20
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	36	20
17	36	20
18	36	20
19	36	21
20	37	21
21	37	21
22	37	21
23	37	21
24	37	21
25	37	21
26	37	21
27	37	21
28	38	22
29	38	22
30	38	22
31	38	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	34	18
2	34	18
3	34	18
4	35	18
5	35	19
6	35	19
7	35	19
8	35	19
9	35	19
10	35	19
11	36	19
12	36	20
13	36	20
14	36	20
15	36	20
16	36	20
17	36	20
18	36	20
19	36	21
20	37	21
21	37	21
22	37	21
23	37	21
24	37	21
25	37	21
26	37	21
27	37	21
28	38	22
29	38	22
30	38	22
31	38	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	83	17
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	79	21
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	74	26
17	74	26
18	74	26
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100