Mayahi weather in March

In March, Mayahi sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 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 Mayahi's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mayahi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
35%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.11 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 Mayahi reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 16°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 Mayahi

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.

Mayahi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°0011.37.1
Feb33° / 17°0011.55.0
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr40° / 24°10.212.30.3
May40° / 26°71.912.60.3
Jun38° / 26°153.812.81.4
Jul34° / 25°569.812.72.9
Aug32° / 24°11114.612.53.4
Sep35° / 24°396.212.12.7
Oct37° / 23°41.211.71.9
Nov34° / 18°0011.43.8
Dec30° / 15°0011.26.5

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
47822
57822
67723
77723
87624
97525
107525
117426
127426
137327
147228
157228
167129
177129
187030
197030
207030
217030
227129
237228
247228
257228
267228
277228
287228
297327
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mayahi 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
69901
79901
89901
99901
109901
119901
129901
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259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
319721

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1115light 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 6:51 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:516:34
211.76:516:34
311.76:506:34
411.76:506:34
511.86:496:35
611.86:486:35
711.86:486:35
811.86:476:35
911.86:476:35
1011.86:466:35
1111.86:456:35
1211.96:456:36
1311.96:446:36
1411.96:436:36
1511.96:436:36
1611.96:426:36
1711.96:416:36
1811.96:406:36
1911.96:406:36
2012.06:396:36
2112.06:386:37
2212.06:386:37
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:366:37
2512.06:366:37
2612.06:356:37
2712.16:346:37
2812.16:336:37
2912.16:336:37
3012.16:326:37
3112.16:316:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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87.0Intense
97.0Intense
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137.0Intense
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317.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mayahi

In seasonPeak

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

Mayahi 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 Mayahi?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mayahi.

What to pack for Mayahi in March

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

In March, Mayahi sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mayahi 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 Mayahi peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 16UV 12Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mayahi 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 Mayahi is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 10106 µg/m³Aug 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan104Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov64Unhealthy
Dec97Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mayahi?

Mayahi sits at 14.0°N, 7.7°E, 389 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Tessaoua, 41 km away.

MatameyKatsina

Topography around Mayahi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mayahi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 385 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Mayahi is covered by cropland (88%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
185 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Tessaoua 41 km · Aguié 51 km · Gazaoua 54 km · Maradi 80 km · Tibiri 80 km · Madarounfa 91 km · Matamey 105 km · Katsina 108 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 Mayahi (13.9553°, 7.6712°, elevation 389 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).