Nguigmi weather in March

In March, Nguigmi sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Nguigmi's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nguigmi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nguigmi reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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

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.

Nguigmi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 13°0011.37.9
Feb32° / 16°0011.55.6
Mar36° / 20°00.111.92.6
Apr40° / 24°10.112.30.3
May41° / 26°3112.70.0
Jun40° / 27°72.212.80.3
Jul37° / 26°377.912.81.8
Aug34° / 25°7610.612.52.7
Sep37° / 25°214.612.11.8
Oct37° / 23°30.911.71.7
Nov33° / 18°0011.34.3
Dec29° / 14°0011.27.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48119
58119
68119
78020
88020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nguigmi gets around 0 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 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 (%)
11000
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31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
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25991
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311000

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
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3116light breeze

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 6:30 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:306:12
211.76:296:12
311.76:296:12
411.76:286:12
511.86:276:13
611.86:276:13
711.86:266:13
811.86:266:13
911.86:256:13
1011.86:246:13
1111.86:246:14
1211.86:236:14
1311.96:226:14
1411.96:226:14
1511.96:216:14
1611.96:206:14
1711.96:196:14
1811.96:196:14
1911.96:186:15
2012.06:176:15
2112.06:176:15
2212.06:166:15
2312.06:156:15
2412.06:146:15
2512.06:146:15
2612.06:136:15
2712.16:126:15
2812.16:126:15
2912.16:116:16
3012.16:106:16
3112.16:096:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.23 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
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nguigmi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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Mar
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May
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Jul
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Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Nguigmi?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nguigmi. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nguigmi in March

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

In March, Nguigmi sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nguigmi 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 Nguigmi is worst in February — around 133 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 11132 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb133Unhealthy
Mar116Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec123Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nguigmi?

Nguigmi sits at 14.2°N, 13.1°E, 287 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Diffa, 117 km away.

DiffaKukawaMaïné SoroaMongunoBolGeidamMarteBlangwa

Topography around Nguigmi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nguigmi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Nguigmi is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and grassland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
114 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Diffa 117 km · Kukawa 155 km · Maïné Soroa 165 km · Monguno 184 km · Bol 194 km · Geidam 198 km · Marte 224 km · Blangwa 226 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 Nguigmi (14.2495°, 13.1092°, elevation 287 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).