Filingué weather in March

In March, Filingué sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 60% 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 Filingué's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Filingué's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:59 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
35%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
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 Filingué reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°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 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Filingué

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
8 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.

Filingué weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°0011.26.0
Feb34° / 19°0011.53.9
Mar38° / 23°10.111.91.2
Apr41° / 26°10.312.30.0
May40° / 29°61.812.70.0
Jun38° / 28°12312.81.0
Jul35° / 26°478.312.82.5
Aug33° / 25°10411.612.53.2
Sep36° / 26°274.412.12.5
Oct38° / 25°51.111.71.5
Nov36° / 20°0011.32.9
Dec32° / 17°0011.25.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58020
68020
77822
87822
97723
107624
117624
127525
137426
147327
157228
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Filingué gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% and peaks near 1% 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 (%)
198110
298110
398110
498110
598110
698110
798110
899100
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1098101
1198101
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2198101
2299100
2399100
2498110
2598110
2698110
2798110
2898110
2998110
3097210
3196220

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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913light 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 7:09 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:096:51
211.77:086:51
311.77:086:51
411.77:076:52
511.87:076:52
611.87:066:52
711.87:056:52
811.87:056:52
911.87:046:52
1011.87:036:53
1111.87:036:53
1211.87:026:53
1311.97:016:53
1411.97:016:53
1511.97:006:53
1611.96:596:53
1711.96:596:54
1811.96:586:54
1911.96:576:54
2012.06:576:54
2112.06:566:54
2212.06:556:54
2312.06:546:54
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2512.06:536:54
2612.06:526:54
2712.16:516:55
2812.16:516:55
2912.16:506:55
3012.16:496:55
3112.16:496:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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297.2Intense
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317.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Filingué

In seasonPeak

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

Filingué sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Filingué?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Filingué.

What to pack for Filingué in March

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

In March, Filingué sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Filingué 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 Filingué peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Filingué 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 Filingué is worst in February — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1980 µg/m³Aug 1818 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Filingué?

Filingué sits at 14.4°N, 3.3°E, 222 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Baléyara, 74 km away.

DogondoutchiAndéranboukanDossoBirnin GaouréKolloNiameyYouri Kourtéré

Topography around Filingué

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Filingué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 237 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m.

The land around Filingué is covered by grassland (52%) and bare terrain (40%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
139 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Baléyara 74 km · Dogondoutchi 110 km · Andéranboukan 124 km · Dosso 146 km · Birnin Gaouré 148 km · Kollo 157 km · Niamey 160 km · Youri Kourtéré 162 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 Filingué (14.3521°, 3.3168°, elevation 222 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).