Tillabéri weather in March

In March, Tillabéri sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Tillabéri's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tillabéri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:07 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
35%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

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 Tillabéri reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°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 Tillabéri

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
10 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.

Tillabéri 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
Jan31° / 17°0011.35.7
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.6
Mar38° / 23°10.211.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.312.30.0
May41° / 29°51.512.60.0
Jun39° / 28°154.412.80.8
Jul35° / 26°5310.512.82.3
Aug33° / 25°11013.912.53.0
Sep36° / 26°316.712.12.2
Oct38° / 25°51.611.71.2
Nov36° / 21°0011.32.4
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48020
58020
67921
77822
87822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tillabéri gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 2% 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
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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 7:16 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:166:58
211.77:166:59
311.77:156:59
411.77:156:59
511.87:146:59
611.87:136:59
711.87:137:00
811.87:127:00
911.87:127:00
1011.87:117:00
1111.87:107:00
1211.87:107:00
1311.97:097:01
1411.97:087:01
1511.97:077:01
1611.97:077:01
1711.97:067:01
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2112.07:037:01
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2712.16:597:02
2812.16:587:02
2912.16:577:02
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3112.16:567:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Tillabéri

In seasonPeak

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

Tillabéri sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Tillabéri?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tillabéri.

What to pack for Tillabéri in March

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

In March, Tillabéri sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tillabéri 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 Tillabéri peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tillabéri 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 Tillabéri is worst in February — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1993 µg/m³Aug 1619 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar91Unhealthy
Apr69Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tillabéri?

Tillabéri sits at 14.2°N, 1.5°E, 215 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Méhana, 40 km away.

NiameyTorodiYouri KourtéréKolloSay

Topography around Tillabéri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tillabéri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Tillabéri is covered by grassland (37%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
184 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Méhana 40 km · Téra 79 km · Ayorou 82 km · Niamey 105 km · Torodi 127 km · Youri Kourtéré 129 km · Kollo 139 km · Say 158 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 Tillabéri (14.2071°, 1.4542°, elevation 215 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).