Abeokuta weather in March

In March, Abeokuta sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 60 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Abeokuta's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abeokuta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:58 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Abeokuta is city in Nigeria.

Density
836/km²
people per km²
Founded
1825

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Abeokuta reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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How March really feels in Abeokuta

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
31 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.

Abeokuta weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°14411.63.7
Feb34° / 25°276.911.82.9
Mar34° / 25°6014.5122.8
Apr32° / 25°921812.22.9
May31° / 24°14924.912.32.8
Jun30° / 23°1752612.43.1
Jul29° / 23°16425.312.43.5
Aug28° / 23°14723.212.23.8
Sep29° / 23°15925.5123.2
Oct30° / 23°12423.511.83.2
Nov32° / 24°329.311.74.0
Dec33° / 23°113.111.64.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24060
34159
43961
53961
63961
73763
83664
93664
103466
113268
123169
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Abeokuta gets around 60 mm of rain over 14.5 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
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541
642
743
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111326231
211326132
311226133
411226034
511225935
611225836
711225737
811225638
911225539
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:046:55
211.97:046:55
311.97:046:55
411.97:036:55
511.97:036:55
611.97:026:55
711.97:026:55
811.97:016:55
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1912.06:566:55
2012.06:566:54
2112.06:556:54
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2612.06:536:54
2712.06:526:54
2812.06:526:54
2912.06:516:53
3012.06:516:53
3112.16:506:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Abeokuta

In seasonPeak

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

Abeokuta's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abeokuta sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Abeokuta?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abeokuta.

What to pack for Abeokuta in March

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

In March, Abeokuta sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Abeokuta 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 Abeokuta peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 9 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 highApr 9UV 13Feb 9UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb7High
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Abeokuta 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 Abeokuta is worst in January — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 17117 µg/m³Aug 1029 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abeokuta?

Abeokuta sits at 7.2°N, 3.3°E, 64 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igbo-Ora, 32 km away.

Topography around Abeokuta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abeokuta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m.

The land around Abeokuta is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
443 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Igbo-Ora 32 km · Ifo 41 km · Eruwa 44 km · Iperu 45 km · Orita-Eruwa 46 km · Ijoko 47 km · Ilaro 47 km · Shagamu 48 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Abeokuta (7.1557°, 3.3451°, elevation 64 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).