Birni N Konni weather in March

In March, Birni N Konni sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Birni N Konni's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birni N Konni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Birni N Konni reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Birni N Konni

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
31
10 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Birni N Konni weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°0011.35.8
Feb35° / 20°00.111.53.6
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.0
Apr41° / 27°20.412.30.0
May40° / 29°143.112.60.2
Jun37° / 28°276.812.81.5
Jul34° / 26°6911.912.72.9
Aug32° / 24°12915.112.53.5
Sep34° / 25°478.112.13.1
Oct37° / 24°92.111.72.0
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.9
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27822
37822
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57723
67525
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97327
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Birni N Konni 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.

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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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2497210
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2896310
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3095410
3195410

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 7:01 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:016:44
211.77:006:44
311.77:006:44
411.76:596:44
511.86:596:44
611.86:586:44
711.86:576:45
811.86:576:45
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1211.96:546:45
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1911.96:496:46
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2112.06:486:46
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Birni N Konni

In seasonPeak

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

Birni N Konni sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

Dust
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May
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Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Birni N Konni?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Birni N Konni.

What to pack for Birni N Konni in March

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

In March, Birni N Konni sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Birni N Konni in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Birni N Konni peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 15UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Birni N Konni 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 Birni N Konni is worst in February — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15100 µg/m³Aug 1521 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan93Unhealthy
Feb101Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct49Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Birni N Konni?

Birni N Konni sits at 13.8°N, 5.3°E, 272 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Illela, 9.0 km away.

TahouaDogondoutchiArgungu

Topography around Birni N Konni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birni N Konni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 m.

The land around Birni N Konni is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (34%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
276 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Illela 9.0 km · Gwadabawa 49 km · Illéla 74 km · Sokoto 82 km · Madaoua 83 km · Tahoua 122 km · Dogondoutchi 133 km · Argungu 141 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
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Birni N Konni (13.796°, 5.2503°, elevation 272 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).