Matamey weather in March

In March, Matamey 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 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Matamey's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matamey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:39 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
36%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Matamey 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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How March really feels in Matamey

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.

Matamey 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
Jan29° / 15°0011.37.0
Feb33° / 18°0011.64.9
Mar37° / 22°0011.92.1
Apr40° / 25°10.412.30.3
May39° / 27°82.312.60.4
Jun37° / 26°215.812.81.6
Jul34° / 25°7813.712.73.0
Aug32° / 23°13817.112.43.5
Sep34° / 24°467.412.13.2
Oct36° / 23°51.411.72.3
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.9
Dec30° / 15°0011.26.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47723
57723
67723
77624
87624
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137228
147228
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257030
267129
277129
287228
297228
307228
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Matamey 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 (%)
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310000
410000
510000
610000
79910
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 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
214light 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 6:48 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:486:31
211.76:476:31
311.76:476:31
411.86:466:31
511.86:466:32
611.86:456:32
711.86:446:32
811.86:446:32
911.86:436:32
1011.86:426:32
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1211.96:416:33
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1711.96:386:33
1811.96:376:33
1911.96:376:33
2012.06:366:33
2112.06:356:33
2212.06:346:33
2312.06:346:34
2412.06:336:34
2512.06:326:34
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2712.06:316:34
2812.16:306:34
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3012.16:296:34
3112.16:286:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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67.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Matamey

In seasonPeak

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

Matamey 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 Matamey?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matamey.

What to pack for Matamey in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matamey in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Matamey peaks around August 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Matamey 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 Matamey is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14105 µg/m³Aug 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec94Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Matamey?

Matamey sits at 13.4°N, 8.5°E, 445 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Daura, 46 km away.

Mayahi

Topography around Matamey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matamey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Matamey is covered by cropland (65%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
179 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Daura 46 km · Gazaoua 62 km · Tessaoua 64 km · Magaria 67 km · Zinder 70 km · Aguié 76 km · Mirriah 80 km · Mayahi 105 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 Matamey (13.4231°, 8.4748°, elevation 445 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).