Téra weather in March

In March, Téra sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 37°C in the first days to 40°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 Téra's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Téra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:10 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Téra is urban commune in Tillaberi Region, Niger.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Téra reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°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 Téra

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
7 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.

Téra 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
Jan31° / 17°0011.36.0
Feb34° / 20°0011.53.9
Mar38° / 24°10.311.91.3
Apr41° / 27°20.512.30.0
May40° / 29°6212.60.1
Jun38° / 28°184.812.81.2
Jul35° / 26°5911.312.72.5
Aug33° / 25°12215.112.53.2
Sep35° / 26°447.312.12.7
Oct38° / 26°61.811.71.5
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.6
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.0

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 (%)
18020
28020
37921
48020
57921
67921
77822
87723
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117525
127426
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316832

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Téra gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
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2994321
3093421
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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 7:19 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:197:01
211.77:187:02
311.77:187:02
411.77:177:02
511.87:177:02
611.87:167:02
711.87:157:03
811.87:157:03
911.87:147:03
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1311.97:127:03
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2012.07:077:04
2112.07:067:04
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2612.07:027:05
2712.17:027:05
2812.17:017:05
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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297.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Téra

In seasonPeak

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

Téra sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Téra?

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

1.3
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 Téra.

What to pack for Téra in March

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

In March, Téra sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Téra 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 Téra peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Téra 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 Téra is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1884 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Téra?

Téra sits at 14.0°N, 0.8°E, 248 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Méhana, 59 km away.

ManiTorodiBogandéGayéri

Topography around Téra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Téra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 246 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Téra is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
195 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Méhana 59 km · Tillabéri 79 km · Ayorou 82 km · Dori 85 km · Mani 134 km · Torodi 150 km · Bogandé 150 km · Gayéri 154 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 Téra (14.0078°, 0.7531°, elevation 248 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).