Magaria weather in March

In March, Magaria sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Magaria's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Magaria reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°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 Magaria

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Magaria 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
Jan30° / 15°0011.36.8
Feb33° / 18°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.8
Apr40° / 26°20.512.30.2
May40° / 27°92.312.60.2
Jun37° / 27°276.212.81.6
Jul33° / 25°991512.73.0
Aug31° / 23°17718.312.43.5
Sep33° / 24°628.112.13.4
Oct36° / 23°61.511.72.6
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.9
Dec30° / 16°0011.26.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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 (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57822
67723
77624
87624
97624
107624
117426
127426
137426
147228
157129
167129
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206931
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227030
236931
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266931
277030
287030
297030
307030
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Magaria 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
89910
99910
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269910
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289910
299820
309721
319721

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
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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 6:46 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:466:29
211.76:456:30
311.86:456:30
411.86:446:30
511.86:446:30
611.86:436:30
711.86:426:30
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1711.96:366:31
1811.96:356:31
1911.96:356:32
2012.06:346:32
2112.06:336:32
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2312.06:326:32
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2612.06:306:32
2712.06:296:32
2812.16:296:32
2912.16:286:32
3012.16:276:32
3112.16:266:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Magaria

In seasonPeak

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

Magaria 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 Magaria?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Magaria.

What to pack for Magaria in March

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

In March, Magaria sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Magaria 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 Magaria peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Magaria 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 Magaria is worst in February — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 17116 µg/m³Aug 1237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb116Unhealthy
Mar113Unhealthy
Apr100Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul40Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct77Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec103Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Magaria?

Magaria sits at 13.0°N, 8.9°E, 396 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Daura, 64 km away.

KanoGazaouaGaya

Topography around Magaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 393 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m.

The land around Magaria is covered by grassland (44%) and cropland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
247 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Daura 64 km · Gumel 66 km · Matamey 67 km · Mirriah 83 km · Zinder 90 km · Kano 119 km · Gazaoua 123 km · Gaya 127 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 Magaria (12.9983°, 8.9099°, elevation 396 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).